PROSPER D`EPINAY (PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS 1836-1914 PARIS)
03.12.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
To bid, go to the website
CHRISTIE'S| Auctioneer | CHRISTIE'S |
|---|---|
| Event location | United Kingdom, London |
| Buyer Premium | see on Website% |
ID 1513589
Lot 207 | PROSPER D'EPINAY (PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS 1836-1914 PARIS)
Estimate value
18000GBP £ 18 000 – 25 000
Midsummer Night's Dream
lifesize marble bust of a sleeping woman resting on a cushion; on an integrally carved marble stand, the reverse signed 'P. D'Epinay / Rome', the front inscribed 'MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM'; on a modern painted wood pedestal
21 ¼ x 25 ¼ in. (54 x 54 cm.) high, the marble
54 ¾ in. (139 cm.) high, overall
Provenance
Private collection, Germany, acquired by the present owner in Paris at the beginning of the 1970s.
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
C. Vento, Les Peintres de la Femme, Paris, 1888.
L. L'Homme, Le statuaire Prosper d'Epinay, Mauritius, 1890, pp. 37-39.
P. Roux-Foujols, Prosper d'Épinay, un sculpteur mauricien à la cour des princes, Mauritius, 1996.
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
|---|---|
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Medium: | Marble, Stone |
|---|---|
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Preview |
| |
| Phone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
| Buyer Premium | see on Website | |
| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |









