Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet (Belgian, 1880-1950). Hindu…
click the photo to enlarge
Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet (Belgian, 1880-1950). Hindu dancer, c. 1930. gilded bronze sculpture of a dancer wearing a bustier and a skirt, one leg raised mid step, resting on bronze and rouge marble plinth base, signed 'Cl.J.R, colinet' and numbered 'D 170'. Height 38 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Bunda Antiques, Sydney

You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.

Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item

When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

This item has been sold, and the description, image and price are for reference purposes only.
  • Gilding - Gilding is a method of ornamentation whereby a thin sheet of gold metal is applied to items made of wood, leather, ceramics, glass and silver for decorative purposes.

    For furniture including mirrors, the sheet of gold is usually applied over a coating of gesso. Gesso is a mixture of plaster of Paris and gypsum mixed with water and then applied to the carved wooden frames of mirrors and picture frames as a base for applying the gold leaf. After numerous coats of gesso have been applied, allowed to dry and then sanded a coat of "bole", a usually red coloured mixture of clay and glue is brushed on and allowed to dry, after which the gold leaf is applied. Over time parts of the gilding will rub off so the base colour can be seen. In water gilding, this was generally a blue colour, while in oil gilding, the under layer was often yellow. In Victorian times, gilders frequently used red as a pigment beneath the gold leaf.

    Metal was often gilded by a process known as fire gilding. Gold mixed with mercury was applied and heated, causing the mercury to evaporate, the long-term effect of which was to kill or disable the craftsman or woman from mercury poisoning. The pursuit of beauty has claimed many victims, not the least of which were the artists who made those pieces so highly sought after today.
  • Bronze - An alloy of copper and tin, traditionally in the proportions of about 9 parts of copper to 1 part of tin.

    The discovery of bronze in Western Asia in the 4th century enabled people to create metal objects which were superior to those previoulsy possible because of its strength and hardness, and it has been used throughout the world for weapons, coins, tools, statuary and other decorative items.

    It is very fluid in a molten state, and its hardness, strength when set, and non-corrosive properties makes it most suitable for casting sculpture.

This item has been included into following indexes:

Visually similar items

A patinated gilt bronze and ivory figure 'Russian Dancer', by Paul Philippe, French, circa 1920, onyx marble base, 41 cm high

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

Paul Philippe (French, 1870-1930), Russian dancer, c. 1925 gilt and enamel bronze modelled in a dancing position standing on one foot with the other raised, her arms outstretched, raised on marble plinth base, signed 'P. R. Phillipe'. Height 55 cm

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

A Venetian polychrome blackamoor figure, modelled as a male standing on the prow of a gondoler, 105 cm high

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

Laurel, P (after), a later 20th century bronze casting of P. Laurel's 1920s gypsy or harem dancer featuring an exotically costumed woman poised on one foot, the other leg raised and arms outstretched, on a stepped and domed marble base; with inscribed sign

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.