"GLORIA VICTIS"
A large double figure cast bronze by A. MERCIE ca. 1880/90, engraved below, with the additional foundry mark: F: BARBEDIENNE, Fondeur. Set on a stone plinth. Height without plinth ca. 102 cm, with slight ageing. (DOC)
The sculptor Antonin Mercie (1845 - 1916) at the young age of 30 caused a sensation with this design at the Salon de Paris 1874 with a model in gesso and in the following year in bronze. This model made him very famous and was subsequently cast in various sizes.
Lit.:
Pierre Kjellberg: Les bronzes du XIXe siècle, p.514, Les editions de l'amateur, Paris 2005
Specialist: Alexander Doczy
Alexander Doczy
+43-1-515 60-302
alexander.doczy@dorotheum.at
02.05.2019 - 14:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 19,050.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 12,000.- to EUR 14,000.-
"GLORIA VICTIS"
A large double figure cast bronze by A. MERCIE ca. 1880/90, engraved below, with the additional foundry mark: F: BARBEDIENNE, Fondeur. Set on a stone plinth. Height without plinth ca. 102 cm, with slight ageing. (DOC)
The sculptor Antonin Mercie (1845 - 1916) at the young age of 30 caused a sensation with this design at the Salon de Paris 1874 with a model in gesso and in the following year in bronze. This model made him very famous and was subsequently cast in various sizes.
Lit.:
Pierre Kjellberg: Les bronzes du XIXe siècle, p.514, Les editions de l'amateur, Paris 2005
Specialist: Alexander Doczy
Alexander Doczy
+43-1-515 60-302
alexander.doczy@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Furniture and works of art |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 02.05.2019 - 14:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 20.04. - 02.05.2019 |
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