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Lot description
Jean-Auguste Barre (French, 1811-1896), a painted plaster figure of Fanny Elssler, c.1840, stamped to the base 'A Barre' and inscribed 'FANNY ELSSLER', with scratched 'B' initial to the underside, 18cm wide 18cm deep 44cm high Fanny Elssler (1810-1844) created the role of Florinda in Jean Coralli's ballet 'Le Diable Boîteux' at the Paris Opera in 1836, and danced it again in London later the same year. It became the role with which she was most closely associated and her performance of the Cachucha, a Spanish dance performed with castanets, was captured in contemporary prints and became an iconic image of the Romantic Ballet. Condition Report: Impact damage to the figure's front foot. Small chips to paintwork throughout.