A Carrier, "nymph, And Satyr," H 49 Cm, Signed Bronze, 19th Century

A large bronze group with a brown patina depicting a young bacchante crowned with vine leaves holding a water jug, accompanied by a young child at the foot of a tree trunk.

Sculpture signed “A. Carrier” on the terrace.
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824–1887) was one of the most famous and prolific French sculptors of the Second Empire.
Initially trained by goldsmiths and engravers, he studied at the “Petite École” (School of Decorative Arts).
During the Second Empire, he earned the personal support of Napoleon III: the ultimate recognition of his career in the decorative arts, he was appointed Director of Artistic Works at the Sèvres Manufactory from 1875 until his death in 1887, during which time he profoundly modernized porcelain production.
Early in his career, he signed his works “A Carrier,” a signature he later replaced, around 1868, with “Carrier-Belleuse,” so as not to be confused with the painter Auguste Carrier

Fine quality of chiseling, with a beautiful rendering of textures (the fur of the animal, details of the grape clusters, drapery).
Bronze presented in its original patina with slight signs of wear consistent with its age.

Height 49 cm
26.5 x 21 cm

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