CHARLES-HENRI-JOSEPH CORDIER (FRENCH, 1827-1905), Bust of Ismail Pasha, Khedive of Egypt

CHARLES-HENRI-JOSEPH CORDIER (FRENCH, 1827-1905)
Bust of Ismail Pasha, Khedive of Egypt
signed and dated 'CORDIER / 1867', on an ebonised oak plinth
bronze, light brown patina
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high, the bust; 8 ¾ in. (22 cm.) high, overall
Cast circa 1867

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Provenance
The Property of a Gentleman; Christie's, London, 17 March 2011, lot 269.