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Important Pair Of Patinated Cast Bronze Busts of Bellona and Minerva

About the Item

Important pair of patinated cast bronze busts representing goddesses Mars and Minerva. Beautifully cast in the Renaissance Beaux Arts style, featuring cherubs , sea horses and classical attribute, retaining a weathered verdigris patinas from being exposed outdoors . Both sculptures are unsigned and both bear a museum collection inventory number. France: circa 1880 Provenance: Former collection of the "Clerc De Saint -Viateur" or the Clerics of Saint Viator also known as the Viatorians a Roman Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men (priest, brothers and lay associates) founded in Lyon, France, in 1831 by Father Louis Querbes. The congregation had a large collection including the pair of sculptures on loan to the Musée De Musée D'Art De Jolliette , Quebec ,Canada . The Museum recently deaccessioned the collection .

Dimensions:

Height: 33 in (83.82 cm)Width: 21 in (53.34 cm)Depth: 15 in (38.1 cm)

Sold As:

Set of 2

Style:

Belle Époque (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Bronze

Place of Origin:

France

Period:

1880-1889