Louis Kley (1833-1911) Musketeer Children, A Pair Of Silvered Bronze Sculptures

Louis Kley (1833-1911): Pair of silvered bronze sculptures depicting two musketeer children. Height 23.5 cm and 24 cm. Base diameter 9 cm. Weight 2103 grams and 1793 grams. Excellent condition, very little wear to the silver plating, just on a few edges. Red marble bases. Price not negotiable. Payment by check or bank transfer. Shipping costs 28 euros via Colissimo registered mail or Mondial Relay for France; for other countries, please contact me. Excerpt from Bénézit: Louis Kley, sculptor born in Sens (Yonne) on March 17, 1833, died on March 7, 1911 in the same city (French School). Student of Lequien the Elder. He debuted at the Salon in 1853. He won the second medal at the Barbedienne competition. Silver medal at the 1889 Universal Exhibition and other awards in Paris and Auxerre. The Sens Museum holds his works: Allegory, The Vestal Virgins, and Brennus; and the Castres Museum: Cardinal Bernardon Bust. Prize: Paris, Viscount and Mrs. Jean Darier, May 9, 1940: Seated Fauness, Holding a Cup and a Small Bacchant (terracotta).