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ATTRIBUTED TO FRANÇOIS RÉMOND (1747-1812) Master-chiseler-gilder in Paris in 1774 AFTER A DRAWING BY JEAN-LOUIS PRIEUR (1759-1795) For the amortization AND A DRAWING BY FRANÇOIS-AIMÉ DAMÉRAT Active from 1781 to 1819 for the bas-relief plate RARE SMALL ARCHITECTURAL MIRROR, IN THE SHAPE OF A PALLADIAN WINDOW About 1790. Chased and gilded bronze. H. 109 cm W. 52 cm D. 9 cm Love on the right. The mace that was in his right hand is missing. The love on the left must have been holding a small panel and a brush, which have disappeared disappeared today. The mirror is later. Slight wear to the gilding. References: For the dampening: - see the drawing on paper of a masked mantel in console attributed to Prieur, Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs, department of graphic arts, inventory number 8531. - see the pair of bronze andirons, sale on December 7, 2005 at Piasa, lot n° 110 for the cassolette. - see also the allegory " au réveil et to the study", clock in chased bronze signed "Prieure" (sic) sculptor in Paris For the plate : Gilded bronze plaque, Allegory of science by François Rémond (1747-1812) after a drawing by FrançoisAimé Damerat representing children symbolizing astronomy, ca. 1785-90 (Dim. 10.5 × 41 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inventory no. 07.225.510.416. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan in 1906.
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ATTRIBUTED TO FRANÇOIS RÉMOND (1747-1812) Master-chiseler-gilder in Paris in 1774 AFTER A DRAWING BY JEAN-LOUIS PRIEUR (1759-1795) For the amortization AND A DRAWING BY FRANÇOIS-AIMÉ DAMÉRAT Active from 1781 to 1819 for the bas-relief plate RARE SMALL ARCHITECTURAL MIRROR, IN THE SHAPE OF A PALLADIAN WINDOW About 1790. Chased and gilded bronze. H. 109 cm W. 52 cm D. 9 cm Love on the right. The mace that was in his right hand is missing. The love on the left must have been holding a small panel and a brush, which have disappeared disappeared today. The mirror is later. Slight wear to the gilding. References: For the dampening: - see the drawing on paper of a masked mantel in console attributed to Prieur, Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs, department of graphic arts, inventory number 8531. - see the pair of bronze andirons, sale on December 7, 2005 at Piasa, lot n° 110 for the cassolette. - see also the allegory " au réveil et to the study", clock in chased bronze signed "Prieure" (sic) sculptor in Paris For the plate : Gilded bronze plaque, Allegory of science by François Rémond (1747-1812) after a drawing by FrançoisAimé Damerat representing children symbolizing astronomy, ca. 1785-90 (Dim. 10.5 × 41 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inventory no. 07.225.510.416. Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan in 1906.
