Achille Collas

Lot 1183: After Collas bronze ''Venus de Milo'' nude figure

Name: After Collas bronze ''Venus de Milo'' nude figure
Brand: John Moran Auctioneers
SKU: wsxd9mxacj

Est: $1,200 USD - $1,800 USD

John Moran AuctioneersPasadena, CA, USMay 13, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Late 19th century, with Collas (Achille Collas, 1794 -1859, French) Foundry pastille ''Reduction Mechanique'', 26.5'' H x 9'' W x 6.5'' D,

Dimensions

26.5'' H x 9'' W x 6.5'' D

Artist or Maker

Achille Collas

Condition Report

Decently cast. With a medium brown patina to surface overall. General marks, scratches and rubbing to surface, particularly to top of head. With a triangular patched repair to right side of base - well executed.

Literature

Literature: P. Kjellberg. ''Bronzes of the 19th Century'', Atglen, 1994, p. 667

Notes

Note: Achille Collas began working with Ferdinand Barbedienne on the project of modeling a version of the Antique Roman 'Venus de Milo'. Collas invented a means of mechanically reducing the scale from the original.

Auction Details

Antique & Fine Furnishings Estate Auction

John Moran Auctioneers

May 13, 2008, 06:30 PM PST

300 East Green Street Lower Level, East Side, Euclid St., Pasadena, CA, 91101, US

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