Lot 108
A large 19th century French bronze figure of a Roman Emperor
cast by Barbedienne
Items From the Private Collection of Keith Skeel
Auction: Day One: 01 June 2007 | From 10am
£7,200
Description
with arm outstretched, on a square plinth base, stamped 'F Barbedienne Fondeur' and 'Reduction Mechanique, A Collas Brevete'
110cm high
Footnote
Note: the Barbedienne foundry was established in Paris in 1838 by Ferdinand Barbedienne and Achille Collas, the inventor of a machine that would mechanically reduce statues. Their first productions were bronze reductions of antique Greek and Roman sculptures.