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Charles Auguste MENGIN (Paris, 1853 – Paris, 1933)
A Ceramist in the 15th Century
Modelled terracotta (1872)
Signed and dated on the stool
MENGIN 1872
Height 18.5 cm; depth 9 cm
One hand missing, otherwise in perfect condition
Provenance: artist's family
Note: The work was exhibited at the 1873 Salon under the title
A Ceramist in the 15th Century and the number 1795. This was the artist's second participation in the Salon, at the age of just twenty.
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