Lot 204
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A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE FIGURAL GROUPS OF 'FEMME ET AMOUR', EMBLEMATIC OF WATER AND FIRE
A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE FIGURAL GROUPS OF 'FEMME ET AMOUR', EMBLEMATIC OF WATER AND FIRE

CAST FROM THE MODELS BY LOUIS SAUVAGEAU, CIRCA 1870

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A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE FIGURAL GROUPS OF 'FEMME ET AMOUR', EMBLEMATIC OF WATER AND FIRE
CAST FROM THE MODELS BY LOUIS SAUVAGEAU, CIRCA 1870
One quenching a putto from a ewer the other warming a putto at a brazier, each signed 'SAUVAGEAU', the finish weathered
31½ in. (80 cm.) high and 32 in. (81 cm.) high respectively (2)

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Lot Essay

Born in Paris in 1822, Louis Sauvageau exhibited at the salon from 1848 to 1874. A versatile sculptor he produced works across the genres - mythological, allegorical, religious and animalier. The present pair of bronze groups are conceived in the spirit of the mid-18th century and are emblematic of water (or autumn) and fire (or winter) (P. Kjellberg, Les Bronzes du XIXe Siècle, Paris, 2005, p. 647).

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