French Bronze Figure by Jean Didier Debut

GIRL WITH GOSLINGS From our Antique Bronze Sculptures collection, we are delighted to offer this German Bronze Figure by Hermann Gladenbeck. The Bronze beautifully cast with a dark...

OPPOSING PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES Form our Bronze Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this French opposing pair of Bronze Figures Allégorie du Printemps by Ferdinand Barb...

OPPOSING PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES Form our Bronze Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this French opposing pair of Bronze Figures Allégorie du Printemps by Ferdinand Barb...

Signed Clodion From our Sculpture collection, we are pleased to offer this French Belle Epoque Bronze of Ariadne cast after Clodion (Claude Michel). The sculpture of fine casting and beautiful patination is sculpted as a bust of a Ariadne in nature with her hair tied up and leaves intwined in her hair. The Bronze sits upon a circular socle with a square base signed to the right hand face Clodion. The Bronze cast after the original during the neoclassical era dating to the second half of the 19th century during the Belle Epoque era (c.1970-1914) circa 1875. Clodion was the alias of Claude Michel (1738-1814) a French born sculptor working in the Rococo style, especially noted for his works in marble, bronze, & terracotta. Many of Clodion’s works feature in museum collections around the world with some of his most pivotal works including The Intoxication of Wine and The Dance of Time. Ariadne In Greek mythology was a Cretan princess and the daughter of King Minos of Crete. Ariadne was known for aiding Theseus escape the Minotaur and then being abandoned by him on the island of Naxos. There, Dionysus saw Ariadne sleeping, fell in love with her, and later married her. Many versions of the myth recount Dionysus throwing Ariadne’s jewelled crown into the sky to create a constellation, the Corona Borealis...

An excellent French late 19th Century bronze sculpture of a Tunisian man carrying two jugs, one on each arm. With good detail and a rich red/brown patina. Raised on top of a fitted bronze base signed 'Debut' and stamped with 'Bronze Garanti' Seal. Also with plaque to the fore inscribed “Prix de Rome”, attesting to this model winning the top prize at the Exhibition in Rome in 1890. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 32 cm Width: 14 cm Depth: 12 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1890 Book Ref Bronze of the 19th Century by Pierre Kjellberg Materials: Bronze SKU: 8730 ABOUT Marcel Debut (French, 1865 ~ 1933) French sculptor, son of the sculptor Jean Didier Debut (1824-1893). He studied under Henri Chapu at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1883 until the outbreak of the First World War. He is best known for his sculptures of...

MARCEL DEBUT French, 1865-1933 "Porteur d'eau arabe" (The Tunisian Water Carrier) Medium-brown and reddish patinated bronze, burnished bronze pots, cas...

Antique French Victorian 18" Bronze Maiden Sculpture signed Adrien Etienne "Gaudez'. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 18" H x 6.5" W x 6.5" D.

MARCEL DEBUT French, 1865-1933 French Orientalist Model of a Tunisian Young Man Carrying Water Polychromed and patinated bronze signed "Debut" 24 7/8" H x 11 3/8" D x 8 5/8" W A...