Antoine Rabany’s sculpted primitive heads have been in the news for about a hundred years. This version is the last one listed by specialist Bruno Montpied.
Antoine Rabany, the Zouave (1844-1919), "Barbu-Müller", a sculpture of the head of a mustachioed man with bulging eyes, volcanic rock, Auvergne, Puy-de-Dôme, Chambon-sur-Lac, late 19th-early 20th century, 33 x 21.5 x 17 cm/12.99 x 8.46 x 6.69 in.
Estimate: €30,000/40,000