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Raoul François LARCHE (1860–1912) — "The Boy Jesus Among the Doctors" — Bronze with three-tone chocolate, red-ochre and gilded patina — SIOT-Decauville foundry cast

A remarkable bronze signed Raoul François LARCHE, one of the most highly regarded sculptors of the French Belle Époque and Art Nouveau movements, whose works are today held in major international collections and auction houses.

This biblical scene — The Boy Jesus Among the Doctors — treats with striking mastery one of the most noble subjects in Christian iconography: the episode of the young Christ teaching the elders in the Temple of Jerusalem. The composition bears witness to Larche's rare ability to imbue his figures with spiritual presence and psychological truth, each character conveying both reverence and wonder.

The patina, expertly worked in three tones — chocolate, red-ochre and gilded — offers an exceptional chromatic richness that brings out the quality of the modelling and accentuates the relief with a depth worthy of the finest antique casts. Natural, untouched patination, a guarantee of authenticity.

The piece bears the prestigious mark of the SIOT-Decauville foundry, one of the most renowned fine art foundries in Paris at the end of the 19th century, whose stamp is in itself a recognised criterion of quality and value among knowledgeable collectors.

Specifications:

• Height: 36 cm
• Signed R. LARCHE in the casting
• Foundry mark: SIOT-Decauville, Paris - numbered
• Antique chocolate, red ochre and gilded patina
• Very good overall condition

A first-rate collector's piece, combining a prestigious artistic signature, a cast from a recognised foundry house, and a subject of profound symbolic resonance. Equally at home in the study of a discerning connoisseur or in a statement interior, it represents both a patrimonial investment and an object of contemplation.

Carefully packed and securely wrapped for worldwide shipping.