A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF A MAN

A MID 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF A MAN EATING FRUIT
the young man in peasant's attire, eating fruit stored in his upturned hat, on a naturalistic base, unsigned but with A*D foundry stamp,
45cm high

The foundry stamp A.D. could possibly be for the founder Alfred Daubré, who was established as a founder in 1855. His foundry stamp is also often found on bronzes by the important Animalier sculptor Alfred Jacquemart (French, 1824-1896).