Lot 1004* - A211 Glamour and Sophistication: Luxury in 19th-Century Paris - Thursday, 28. November 2024, 10.00 AM
A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES "LE BAISER DONNÉ ET LE BAISER RENDU" ("THE KISS GIVEN AND THE KISS RETURNED")
France, beginning of the 19th century. Based on a model by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741–1828).
Brown-patinated bronze. Mounted on a gilt bronze foot with pearl frieze, and a cylindrical "Gris Sainte-Anne" marble pillar and a black marble plinth. Brass plates inscribed: Becaux and Encore, respectively.
H in total 27 and 28 cm, respectively.
Gilding slightly rubbed, marble with minor chips.
This depiction is based on marble sculptures by Jean-Antoine Houdon, which he created between 1772 and 1780. The models were very popular and were still frequently copied in the 19th century. A version of the two groups of figures from 1790, attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire, is part of the Wallace Collection in London (Inv. Nos.: S218 and S217). Cf. also: Anne Poulet, Guilhelm Scherf: Jean-Antoine Houdon, Sculpteur des lumières. Exhibition catalog of the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. 2003, No. 43, pp. 248-250.
This depiction is based on marble sculptures by Jean-Antoine Houdon, which he created between 1772 and 1780. The models were very popular and were still frequently copied in the 19th century. A version of the two groups of figures from 1790, attributed to Pierre-Philippe Thomire, is part of the Wallace Collection in London (Inv. Nos.: S218 and S217). Cf. also: Anne Poulet, Guilhelm Scherf: Jean-Antoine Houdon, Sculpteur des lumières. Exhibition catalog of the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. 2003, No. 43, pp. 248-250.
CHF 1 000 / 1 500 | (€ 1 030 / 1 550)
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