Poetry Incarnated By Sapho, Superb Bronze Signed Clesinger

The Poetess Sappho, By Jean-baptiste Clesinger (1814-1883), Cast Iron From Maison Marnyhac.

A very beautiful bronze with a medal patina representing the poet Sappho and signed by the famous sculptor Jean-Baptiste Clésinger on the terrace.

This is the famous sculpture of Sappho by this illustrious sculptor who created the famous tomb of Chopin and the famous "woman bitten by a snake", a scandalous sculpture in its time exhibited today at the Musée d'Orsay.

A recognized sculptor, he was also the son-in-law of Georges Sand. Sappho appears to us here in the guise of a beautiful young woman with bare breasts, her lyre at her side.

the carving is superb, look closely at the details, we owe it to the famous Marnyhac house.
The brand of the Marnyhac house appears hollow on the terrace with its address at 1 rue de la Paix in Paris.

this house is the commercial name of the company of artistic marbles and bronzes of Paris, established in the middle of the 19th century on Avenue de l'Opéra, then at 1, Rue de la Paix and directed by Charles de Marnyhac.

the company specializes in the production of luxury objects and cast iron based on the works of the greatest sculptors of his time including Jean-Baptiste Clésinger of course, Amedee Charron (1847-1937) and Eugène Desfléchin (1852- 1926).
the house is still noted for its production of oriental cloisonné pieces mounted in gilded bronze.
it will participate in the universal exhibitions of 1978 and 1900.
it will close its doors in 1910.

a guarantee of quality for our beautiful Sappho bronze.

dimensions:
height 37 cm.

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