A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF THE THREE GRACES

LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY GERMAIN PILON, CAST BY THE BARBEDIENNE FOUNDRY

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A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF THE THREE GRACES
LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY GERMAIN PILON, CAST BY THE BARBEDIENNE FOUNDRY
Stamped to the base REDUCTION MECHANIQUE, with cast foundry signature 'F.BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR'
23.1/2 in. (60 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Illustrated in the 1886 catalogue of the Parisian bronze-founder F. Barbedienne, the caryatid nymphs are reductions of Germain Pilon's celebrated 'Graces' executed for the monument of Henri II (d. 1566), which has been displayed at the Louvre since 1816.

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