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Lot Essay
Although best known as a fondeur, Victor Paillard (d. 1886) also created and produced his own sculptures, chenets, candelabra and other decorative objects. In the 1830s he opened his own business of Bronze d'art et d'ameublement at 105 boulevard Beaumarchais and 6 rue Saint-Claude, first showing his own work at the Exposition des produits de l'industrie in 1839. By 1855 he was employing approximately a hundred workmen. As a founder he also worked for numerous well-known sculptors such as Pradier, Barye and Carrier-Belleuse.
In his career spanning more than forty years, Paillard exhibited at many of the major international exhibitions, winning a medal for his work at the 1851 Exhibition. He was a member of the juries of the international exhibitions of 1855 in Paris and 1862 in London, and won a gold medal in Paris in 1867. The present model resembles the example shown on the Paillard stand at the Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851. See The Art-Journal, New York, p. 289 where the model is described as a 'Noble Vase of porcelain in the Louis Quatorze style'. Also see The Illustrated Exhibitor of the Industry of All Nations, 1851, London, p. 229.
In his career spanning more than forty years, Paillard exhibited at many of the major international exhibitions, winning a medal for his work at the 1851 Exhibition. He was a member of the juries of the international exhibitions of 1855 in Paris and 1862 in London, and won a gold medal in Paris in 1867. The present model resembles the example shown on the Paillard stand at the Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1851. See The Art-Journal, New York, p. 289 where the model is described as a 'Noble Vase of porcelain in the Louis Quatorze style'. Also see The Illustrated Exhibitor of the Industry of All Nations, 1851, London, p. 229.