Null Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892)
Monumental bronze bust of Antinous/Bacchu…

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Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) Monumental bronze bust of Antinous/Bacchus France, second half 19th century Monumental bronze bust of Antinous/Bacchus France, second half 19th century Reverse signed 'F. BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR', and engraved with the number '36'. Monumentale bronzen bust van Antinous/Bacchus Frankrijk, tweede helft 19e eeuw De achterzijde is getekend 'F. BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR' en gegraveerd met het nummer '36' Monumental bronze bust of Antinous/Bacchus France, second half 19th century The reverse signed 'F. BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR', and engraved with the number '36' 73 x 39 x 46 cm (15 3/8 in wide 18 1/8 in deep 28 3/4 in high) Footnotes: Provenance Private Collection, Belgium Antinous was once considered to be the lover of the Emperor Hadrian, and today the bust is more often identified with the ancient Roman god of wine and drunkenness, Bacchus Isabelle d'Amécourt Expert - SFEP member [email protected] For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) Monumental bronze bust of Antinous/Bacchus France, second half 19th century Monumental bronze bust of Antinous/Bacchus France, second half 19th century Reverse signed 'F. BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR', and engraved with the number '36'. Monumentale bronzen bust van Antinous/Bacchus Frankrijk, tweede helft 19e eeuw De achterzijde is getekend 'F. BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR' en gegraveerd met het nummer '36' Monumental bronze bust of Antinous/Bacchus France, second half 19th century The reverse signed 'F. BARBEDIENNE. FONDEUR', and engraved with the number '36' 73 x 39 x 46 cm (15 3/8 in wide 18 1/8 in deep 28 3/4 in high) Footnotes: Provenance Private Collection, Belgium Antinous was once considered to be the lover of the Emperor Hadrian, and today the bust is more often identified with the ancient Roman god of wine and drunkenness, Bacchus Isabelle d'Amécourt Expert - SFEP member [email protected] For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

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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. 350 - 450 EUR

Ferdinand Barbedienne (L'Oudon, France, 1810-Paris, 1892) Pensive lady. Sculpture in patinated bronze on a pedestal in Portuguese pink marble. Signed. Stamp of the foundry "Réduction mecanique A. Collas Breveté". 42 x 21 x 15 cm.

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