A pair of French Neo Grec parcel-gilt bronze busts of Zeus and Hera, on ormolu-mounted marble columns

CAST BY G. SERVANT, CIRCA 1870

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A pair of French Neo Grec parcel-gilt bronze busts of Zeus and Hera, on ormolu-mounted marble columns
Cast by G. Servant, Circa 1870
Each surmounting a laurel-festooned fluted Ionic column with incised Greek key and laurel ornament, on stepped square plinth and claw feet, the reverse of Hera stamped GS/MEDAILLE D'OR/1867
Overall: 22½in. (57.2cm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

The Parisian fondeur G. Servant produced a diverse inventory from his premises at 137, rue Vieille-du-Temple. Specializing in Egyptian and Greek Revival pieces, he was a medallist at the major international exhibitions between 1867 and 1887.

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