Nothing like a dame for provenance - ballerina after Barre sells in Gloucestershire
The appeal of this 16in (40.5cm) tall French silvered bronze of a ballerina offered at Wotton Auction Rooms (21% buyer’s premium) on May 23, undoubtedly owed much of its success to its provenance.
Catalogued as after Jean-Auguste Barre, the sculpture was titled Marie Taglioni and signed and dat…