We are moving and downsizing.  With some sadness we have decided it is time to part with some our our most treasured and beautiful art nouveau pieces.  From our personal collection we are pleased to offer this statue of a dancer in a green dress by the famed French Art Nouveau Artist and Sculptor, Claude Bonnefond.  This is one of a pair of these statues we have (see second last photo).  The other, listed separately, is the same casting but the dancer is in a gold dress.

The dancer in the statues is almost certainly the American dancer, Loie Fuller, who conquered Paris on her opening night at the Folies Bergere on November 5, 1892 and featured in a number of other pieces by Claude Bonnefond.

The statue is signed on the base "C. Bonnefond."  The signature on the greed dressed dancer is a little harder to make out than the one on the gold statue but it is clearly that of Bonnefond.

There is a little loss of the color on a few places (see photos) but the statue is in generally excellent condition with crisp detail.  


The statue is 16" from base to top of left hand.

We believe that we have our items priced fairly considering factors such as quality, rarity, and condition.  Please note, we rarely extend offers to watchers of our items.  eBay has rather trained people to expect offers which leads to buyers sitting on the fence waiting for offers, and to sellers putting prices up so they can then offer what appear to be discounts.  We feel that in making offers all we end up doing is bidding against ourselves.  Likewise, we do not respond to messages asking our "best price."  That said, we do encourage people who are seriously interested an item to make an offer.  That gets a meaningful conversation going.  We always respond to offers that indicate genuine interest.  If an item does not have the option to make an offer it is because we have seen enough examples to have a good idea of market value for an item of the quality we are offering (which is usually at the better end of the quality spectrum).

 

The photos form part of the description so please examine them carefully.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you might have before purchasing.