Re: sculpture of Jules Verne by Leon Pilet ! !
He looks like PHILEAS FOGG ah ah :)))))))
Fred
> Message du 28/04/06 21:27
> De : "Andrew Nash" <anash~at~julesverne.ca>
> A : "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
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> <font size=3>I guess the seller has some confusion as well..... according
> to a google search, and looking in their Cache, this same sculpture was
> originally listed as:<br><br>
> "19c French Bronze Robert Lee Civil War Listed Pilet 19th
> Century...<br>
> Signed <b>Leon</b> <b>Pilet</b> on the base. Nice patina, high relief
> depiction of Confederate Civil War General Robert E. Lee as a statesman,
> gesturing with one hand and touching several books a top a pedestal with
> the other......"<br><br>
> ... Andrew<br><br>
> <br>
> At 02:40 PM 28/04/2006, you wrote:<br>
> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I'm sure, that's not Jules
> Verne, but probably Giuseppe Verdi.<br><br>
> Cheers, Volker<br><br>
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> > Von: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il><br>
> > Gesendet: 28.04.06 20:01:20<br>
> > An: jules verne forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il><br>
> > Betreff: sculpture of Jules Verne by Leon Pilet ! !<br><br>
> Hello, just curious if anyone has ever seen this sculpture before, or
> if<br>
> > anyone has seen it in person (and where) ?<br>
> > <br>
> >
> <a href="http://www.goantiques.com/detail,jules-verne-french,665793.html" eudora="autourl">
> http://www.goantiques.com/detail,jules-verne-french,665793.html</a><br>
> > <br>
> > here is the description:<br>
> > <br>
> > Description: Signed Leon Pilet on the base<br>
> > with a nice patina, high relief depiction of the famous French
> science<br>
> > fiction author Jules Verne, debonairly dressed, gesturing with one
> hand<br>
> > while leaning against several books a top a pedestal in the midst of
> a<br>
> > passionate speech or a toast amongst his many inner circle friends
> of the<br>
> > day. Size: 34 inches height. Leon Pilet
> (1830-1916)<br>
> > (some books have him listed as Pillet) is a listed French sculptor.
> This<br>
> > might possibly be one of the largest works Pilet ever did. <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > Andrew<br>
> > <br><br>
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Received on Fri 28 Apr 2006 - 23:29:33 IDT
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