Lot 499

BRONZE FIGURE OF PENELOPE, AFTER PIERRE-JULES CAVELIER (FRENCH 1814-1894)
LATE 19TH CENTURY




Auction: Five Centuries: 16 November 2023 From 10:00
£580
Description
by Barbedienne, light brown patina, modelled seated in an Klismos chair with a spindle, signed to the cast 'F. BARBEDIENNE, Fondeur, Paris', and with inset plaques '881, J. CAVELIER' and 'Reduction Mecanique A. Collas Brevete' stamp
Dimensions
14cm wide, 15.5cm high, 9cm deep
Footnote
Note: The present bronze is a reduction of a marble shown by Pierre-Jules Cavelier at Salon of 1849, where it was greeted with great acclaim and equated with the masterpieces of Antiquity.



