CHRISTOPHE FRATIN (FRENCH, 1801-1864) Three works: Tête de singe (Head...

CHRISTOPHE FRATIN (FRENCH, 1801-1864)
Three works: Tête de singe (Head of a monkey); Singe à sa lecture (Monkey reading); Singe cavalier (Monkey cavalier)
each stamped 'FRATIN', Singe à sa Lecture also with incised '22' (to side of base)
terracotta
Tête de singe: 41⁄4 in. (10.8 cm.) high, 3 in. (7.6 cm.) wide, 21⁄2 in. (6.4 cm.) deep
Singe à sa lecture: 61⁄4 in. (15.9 cm.) high, 83⁄4 in. (22.2 cm.) wide, 11⁄2 in. (3.8 cm.) deep
Singe cavalier: 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high, 101⁄4 in. (26 cm.) wide, 41⁄2 in. (11.4 cm.) deep
Tête de Singe executed circa 1853.
Singe à sa lecture executed circa 1850.
Singe cavalier executed circa 1850.

Provenance
Acquired from Univers du Bronze, Paris.

Literature
Univers du Bronze, Fratin: Objets décoratifs & Sculptures romantiques, exh. cat. 2000, p. 39, cat. 42 (Singe à sa lecture).