Jean-baptiste Auguste Clésinger (1814-1883) - Pair Of Bronze Busts "fauna And Bacchante"

Jean-baptiste Auguste Clésinger (1814-1883) - Pair Of Bronze Busts "fauna And Bacchante" Pair of bronze busts representing "Bust of bacchante with flowers" and "Faun" The bronzes rest on two marble columns. The columns are 110 cm high. Please note that the columns have some chips. Signed: J. Clésinger. We find the Marnyhac signature, Rue de la Paix. The Society of Artistic Marbles and Bronzes was founded by Charles de Marnyhac in Paris: first on avenue de l'Opéra, then rue de la Paix, it specialized in the production of art objects. Visible at the Galerie Courcelles Antiquités, at 97 rue de Courcelles, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clésinger, known as Auguste Clésinger, is a French Romantic sculptor and painter. He was artistic director of the Société Générale de Photosculpture de France.