Gilded, silvered and burnished bronze, blackened wood and gilded bronze base H. 232 cm; L. 58 cm, P. 72 cm Paris, circa 1855
Attribued to Pierre Marius Montagne (1828-1879), Mercury Preparing to Decapitate Argus
Marble H : 124 cm, W : 46 cm, D : 66 cm Toulon or Paris, 1869-1879
Alfred Emmanuel Beurdeley, Exceptional mantel for Cornelius II Vanderbilt
Sarrancolin marble, patinated and gilt bronze H. 247 cm; L. 1239 cm, P. 65 cm Paris, circa 1893 Provenance : Cornelius Vanderbilt II
Three surprising pair of andirons
Placed under the burning logs, andirons, or firedogs, allow the air to circulate under the wood and to fan the flames. An andiron consists of an iron bar on which the logs are placed, and a decorative head. In French, they are called “chenets”, a noun coming from the word “dog”, that refers to the […]
Isidore-Jules BONHEUR – An importante plaster sculpture representing a bull
Paris, 1865 Chef-modèle for the cast iron Plaster Dimensions : H : 197 cm / L : 295 cm / D : 86 cm. This monumental sculpture put on a base depicts a bull on the move in a very realistic way. Standing and walking, its head is up and turned to the left, […]