Set Of Three Decorative Statues From The 19th Century

Set of three 19th century decorative statues in bronze, terracotta and plaster


1. Jean-Jacques dit James Pradier (1790-1852)
Sapho ou Polymnie
Model created after 1848
Plaster proof
Bearing a metal insert "J. PRADIER‘ on the front and ’RUE SAINT BENOIT 8 / FONTAINE /" on the back
H. 40.5 cm
Small accident to the nose, scattered scratches

Although the publication of James Pradier's statuettes in all materials was mainly entrusted to the publisher Susse, in 1840 the moulder Fontaine obtained permission from the sculptor to publish several models in plaster, including Femme à la chemise, La Toilette and Danseuse aux calebasses.
Related work: James Pradier, Sapho couronnée de fleurs ou Polymnie, after 1848, plaster, unlocated.
Related literature: Claude Lapaire, James Pradier et la sculpture française de la génération romantique, catalogue raisonné, Paris, Edition SIK-ISEA/5 continents, 2010, model listed under no. 329, p. 377, p. 91.

Price: 850 euros



2. Polymnia, after the antique, late 19th 
Bronze
Bears the stamp of the "Réduction mécanique Collas"
H. 38 cm
Fissure to the neck, slight impact to the nose and slight scratches

The Collas reduction is a mechanical reduction process dating from the 19th century based on the use of pantographs. It provided mathematically accurate reductions for creating copies of statues.

Price: 650 euros



3.  Sommer Napoli
Bacchante
Terracotta edition, c. 1895
Impressed mark on the trunk ‘SOMMER NAPOLI’
H. 36 cm
A broken finger

Price: 400 euros