Drei herausragende monumentale Karyatiden Georges Emile Henri Servant (1828-c. 1890), attributed to. 225 x 67 x 40 cm and 183 x 55 x 21 cm. France, c. 1880. At the sight of the three highly decorative caryatids, borrowed from the Greek style, one thinks directly of the sculptures of the Opéra Garnier in Pairs (c. 1875), also created at this time, and also of the sculptures exhibited by Servant at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1878. The present works are combination pieces in black marble and bronze. Each supported on canted and fluted bases, pilaster bodies with sculptural contrasting foliate decoration and outgrowing figural bodies with necklaces, headdresses and jardinières or vase tops. Servant had taken over his father's foundry in Rue Vieille-du-Temple in Paris in 1855, producing with great success cases in the Retour d'Egypt style, for example, but also working in the Greek style, as we can see here. In the 1860s, 40% of production was already exported, mainly to the United States, and in 1867 he received a gold medal for his neoclassical work at the Universal Exhibition in Paris, became a member of the Legion of Honor in 1874, and in 1878 was not only an exhibitor but even a member of the jury at the Universal Exhibition. Literature: Cf. Les Merveilles de l'Exposition Universelle de 1867, vol. II, Paris 1867, pp. 165 u. 167. Cf. The illustrated catalogue of the Universal exhibition, published with the Art journal, London 1867-1868, p. 20. Cf. Exposition Universelle de 1878, Rapport sur les bronzes d'art, Groupe III, Classe 25, Paris 1880, p. 26. (1350432) (1) (13) Three outstanding monumental caryatides Georges Emile Henri Servant (1828 - ca. 1890), attributed 225 x 67 x 40 cm and 183 x 55 x 21 cm. France, ca. 1880. When looking at the three highly decorative caryatides, which are inspired by the Greek style, the sculptures of the Opéra Garnier in Paris (around 1875) come to mind, which were also created at this time, and of the sculptures by Servant exhibited at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1878. The present works are combination pieces of black marble and bronze. Pilasters on canted and grooved bases with three-dimensional contrasting foliage decoration and a figure with necklaces, headdress and jardinières or vases growing out of it. In 1855 Servant had taken over his father's foundry on the rue Vieille-du-Temple in Paris, which produced cases in the Retour d'Egypt style with great success, but also worked in the Greek style, as is the case here. In the 1860s, 40% of the production was already exported, mainly to the USA, and in 1867 he received a gold medal for his neo-classical works at the Paris World Exhibition, became a member of the Legion of Honour in 1874 and was not only an exhibitor but also a member of the jury at the World Exhibition in 1878. Literature: cf. Les Merveilles de l'Exposition Universelle de 1867, vol. II, Paris 1867, pp. 165 & 167. cf. The illustrated catalogue of the universal exhibition, published with the Art journal, London 1867-1869, p. 20. cf. Exposition Universelle de 1878, Rapport sur les bronzes d'art, Groupe III, Classe 25, p. 26.