Antique Bronze Sculpture, "Tête, étude pour le portrait de Madame S" by Edgar Degas (1834-1917), 1892. Original bronze female bust with brownish gold patina on stone base (cast 1919-37). With the incised signature and numbered 11/S, lower verso. Cast by A.A. Hébrard, Paris, with the foundry mark lower verso.
Published in Czestochowski and Pingeot, Degas Sculptures, Catalogue Raisonné of the Bronzes, Milan, 2002, number 7 (another cast illustrated, pages 134-135). An original investment quality bronze bust by Edgar Degas.
Please see the following link for the same bust that sold at Christie's auction in 2007 for over $40,000; this bronze guaranteed to be an original work with COA:
https://bit.ly/2XBdjwO
Sculpture: 6.75" tall X 3.75" wide (17 cm X 9.5 cm)
Base: 4" tall X 3.25" wide (10 cm X 8.5 cm)
Weight: 5.8 lbs
[SOLD. Please inquire, as we may have similar pieces in stock.]