"Young Woman At Her Dressing Table"
Signed: GrisardPeriod: Napoleon III, circa 1870Materials: Biscuit, gilt metal and marbleDimensions: Height 36 cm, Width 20 cmCharming sculpture representing a young woman at her toilette, delicately adjusting a ribbon. The face and arms in white biscuit contrast with the richly pleated gilt metal dress. Placed on a circular marble base. Signed Grisard, sculptor active in Paris during the Second Empire, known for his refined compositions in biscuit and gilt bronze. A fine example of the elegance of 19th century French decorative art. 
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