Pair of Antique 19th Century French Busts of Children Signed E. Guillemin

Pair of Antique 19th Century French Busts of Children Signed E. Guillemin
Decorate an office shelf with this cheerful pair of antique terracotta children's busts. Crafted in Paris, France, circa 1880, each subject features a child face sculpture standing on a black painted socle base
Each figure has wonderful facial expressions and nice details
Both artworks are signed on the back E. Guillemin and one with marks reading "Quai Jemmapes
?mile Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin (1841-1907) was a French sculptor of the Belle ?poque. He worked mainly in bronze and also made artwork subjects in terracotta
He studied under his father, the painter Auguste Guillemin, and Jean-Jules Salmson. He worked at the Salon of Paris from 1870-1899 and, in 1897, received an honorable mention there. His sculptures incorporated themes inspired by the French revolution, Mediterranean mythology, and orientalist aesthetics. His oeuvre is reminiscent of other mid-18th-century European bronze sculptors, including Jef Lambeaux, Marcel Kleine, and Auguste Rodin
Dimension: 8 3/4" H