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Fireback, Geislautern foundry, dated 1736, French royal coat of arms, coat of arms with three Bourbon lilies, above a royal crown, inscribed on a surrounding band, iron, approx.65 x 64.5 cm

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Fireback, Geislautern foundry, dated 1736, French royal coat of arms, coat of arms with three Bourbon lilies, above a royal crown, inscribed on a surrounding band, iron, approx.65 x 64.5 cm

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Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

MODIGLIANI Amedeo (1884-1920) (After) "Head of a Young Woman Bronze proof with coppery brown patina, numbered "XIII/XXIV" on the side. Facsimile signature at the base of the neck. Foundry Ebano (Spain). On a square base in gray veined marble. With proof of print. Modern lost-wax cast from a model dated between 1911 and 1912. Height 55.5 cm x W 12.5 cm x D 15.5 cm Total height: 76.5 cm

Estim. 1 800 - 2 000 EUR

FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE (France, 1810-1892). "Bacchus (Antinous) and Ariadne", c. 1850. Chiseled bronze, patinated and partially gilded, on Belgian black marble base. Signed. Presents some pitting on the base. With Mechanical Reduction stamp. Measurements: 27 x 12 x 11 cm; 27,5 x 12 x 11 cm. Pair of busts in bronze representing Bacchus and Ariadne. The foundry F. Barbedienne was founded in Paris in 1838 by Ferdinand Barbedienne and Achille Collas, the latter inventor of a machine to mechanically reduce the format of sculptures. At first they were dedicated to the production of bronze reproductions of sculptures from Roman and Greek antiquity, such as the one presented here. Their first contract to publish works created by a living artist was signed in 1843, with the sculptor François Rude. During the following years, after surviving the economic collapse of 1848, the Barbedienne house signed contracts with many of the sculptors active in Paris at the time, including David d'Angers, Jean-Baptiste Clesinger, Antoine Louis Barye and others. Achille Collas died in 1859, after which Ferdinand Barbedienne was left as sole partner in a firm that had grown to approximately three hundred workers. In 1865 he was appointed president of the Association of Broncists, a position he held until 1885. However, the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, and the consequent shortage of raw metals, forced Barbedienne to interrupt his artistic production, although he signed a contract with the French government to make cannons, which allowed him to keep the foundry open. After the war, he resumed his sculptural production and put even more effort into signing contracts with various sculptors. At his death in 1891, he was praised as the best foundryman in France, and was called by Albert Susse "a source of pride for the nation". The management of the foundry then fell to Barbedienne's nephew, Gustave Leblanc, who continued the high quality of production and opened branches in Germany, England and the United States. It presents some pitting at the base.

Estim. 2 500 - 3 000 EUR

ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE (France, 1795 - 1875). "Eagle holding a crane", ca. 1860-1880. Patinated bronze. F. Barbedienne Fondeur, Paris. Signed by the artist and the foundry. Measurements: 31 x 30 x 24 cm. Key sculptor of French Romanticism, Barye began his training with his father, goldsmith, and later expanded it with the masters François Joseph Bosio and Antoine-Jean Gros, at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he entered in 1818. Especially appreciated were his animalistic sculptures, largely initiators of the genre. He had his own foundry, collaborated with Viollet-le-Duc on a project commissioned by Napoleon III and was the teacher of Auguste Rodin. He presented his works at the Paris Salon, and created monuments such as the "Lion with Serpent" in the Tuileries Garden (1833), commissioned by the king. He is currently represented in the Louvre and Orsay Museums in Paris, the National Gallery in London, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg, the Albertina in Vienna, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Smithsonian in Washington D.C., among other museums around the world.

Estim. 4 500 - 5 500 EUR

PIERRE MARIE-POISSON (Niort, 1876 - 1953, Paris). "Venus and Apollo". Bronze. With Bisceglia Frères foundry stamp. Signed by the artist. Measurements: 26,5 and 29,5 cm (height). Pierre-Marie Poisson was a French sculptor and medalist, he studied sculpture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse from 1893 to 1896, where he was trained in plastic arts and plaster. He completed this teaching at the Barrias studio in Paris. In 1907 he obtained a medal of honor at the Salon des Artistes Français and an assignment to reside at the villa Abd-el-Tif in Algiers where he designed and realized the decorations. He returned there regularly until 1914. He is the author of a bust of Marianne in nude and solid style, commissioned in 1932 by Jean Mistler, Under-Secretary of State for Fine Arts, to replace the official bust of Marianne by Jean-Antoine Injalbert. He collaborated, with other artists, in the realization of decorations for the steamers France in 1912, Ile-de-France in 1927 and Normandy in 1935. He obtained the award of Commander of the Legion of Honor Commander of the Legion of Honor. Pierre-Marie Poisson was appointed Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honor by decree of August 12, 1923, promoted to officer by decree of August 25, 1937 and finally Commander by decree of February 4, 1952. As for the foundry, Mario Bisceglia moved to Paris in 1906, encouraged by Henri Bouchard, whom he had met in Italy. Around 1907, he created his own foundry with two of his brothers, working with the lost wax technique. The foundry is known for its particularly fine patinas.

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