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Pair of bronze Andirons "Alexander the Great and Diogenes"
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A pair of patinated and gilt bronze andirons representing a soldier and a beggar. One shows a soldier with a Macedonian helmet with a sphinx-shaped crest, a breastplate moulding his shape and holding a shield. The other shows a naked man with a lion skin, a knitted cap and slave armbands. They are seated on four arched and fluted legs on a base with a frieze of rolled ribbons. Facing each other, they hold a chain that links them.
This object could evoke the story of Alexander the Great and the philosopher Diogenes. The armbands of the philosopher show his passage in servitude and his animal skin the wild character of this historical character refusing to integrate into society. In 336 BC the Macedonian king Alexander said to Diogenes "Ask me what you want, I will give it to you" to which he replied "Get out of my sun". The representation of the two figures as andirons plays on the fact that fire represents the sun. This taste for ancient subjects was particularly present in the 19th century when a lot of archaeological excavations were happenning.
- Dimensions:Height: 18.9 in (48 cm)Width: 16.15 in (41 cm)Depth: 10.24 in (26 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1880
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. In good condition. Some scratches to the right forearm of the soldier. Bronze rework to the soldier's thigh and foot.
- Seller Location:Paris, FR
- Reference Number:Seller: 32371stDibs: LU2065329229002
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