Lot 28
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A French patinated-bronze figure of Bernard Palissy
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A French patinated-bronze figure of Bernard Palissy

CAST BY FERDINAND BARBEDIENNE FROM THE MODEL BY LOUIS ERNEST BARRIAS, CIRCA 1875

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A French patinated-bronze figure of Bernard Palissy
Cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne from the model by Louis Ernest Barrias, Circa 1875
In Renaissance costume, holding a Palissyware dish in one hand, the other hand resting on a book inscribed L'ART DE TERRE above a kiln, on a circular base inscribed F. BARBEDIENNE FONDEUR, PARIS to the right, E. Barrias to the other side, REDUCTION MECANIQUE A. COLLAS BREVETE to the back
24 in. (61 cm.) high
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Lot Essay

Louis Ernest Barrias (1841-1905) was the son of the miniaturist and ceramic decorator known as Barrias the Elder. Having studied at the Ecole de Beaux-Arts, Barrias won second prize in the 1861 Prix de Rome competition and won the prize in 1865. His many awards include a first class medal (1878), the Grand Prix (1889), Officer of the Legion of Honour and Member of the Academy (1884).

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