Lot 10: BARTHÉLEMY PRIEUR, | Mother kneeling with child

bronze, light brown patina; on a later ebonised wooden base

H. 14 cm; 5 1/2  in.

bronze, light brown patina; on a later ebonised wooden base

The bronze is in overall very good condition, with wear to the patina consistent with age and handling. There are remains of a dark brown varnish and some vert de gris visible in the crevices. A fews fine casting flaws and minor dents visible to the surface of the bronze at several places. Very good quality cast, with fine chiselling and precise in all details. The later ebonised wooden base with a few minor dents to the edges, and a small vertical split. Great cast of a rare model.
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RELATED LITERATURE
R. Wenley, French Bronzes in the Wallace Collection, London, 2002, pp. 30-31;
G. Bresc-Bautier, G. Scherf, Bronzes français de la Renaissance au Siècle des lumières, exh. cat., Louvre Museum, Paris, 2008-2009, pp. 138-139, cat. 29, fig. 1.

European private collection.