"Bronze Female Bust Helen Of Troy By Jean-baptiste Clésinger Barbedienne Fondeur 1860"
Bust of Helen of Troy by Jean-Baptiste Clésinger. Bronze medal brown and gold patina. Signed on the back J CLESINGER, ROME 1860. Marked F. BARBEDIENNE FOUNDER. Mechanical reduction stamp A COLLAS. Old cast bronze from the late 19th century. Model reproduced on page 216 in the dictionary of bronzes by Pierre Kjellberg. Very beautiful two-tone patina.