Set Of 4 Bronze Vases Han Style Susses Frères Paris Japanese Chinese Style Napoleon 3

Pair of gilded and enameled bronze vases from the famous Susse Frères house* in the style of tripod vases from the Han dynasty. Model with slightly flat spherical bodies, flanked by three grips in the shape of monster heads and holding a movable ring, and wide cylindrical necks, decorated with taotie masks and scrolls arranged on four registers. “Susse Freres” hallmark inscribed on the feet.
Good condition, sure of the gilding and one of the vases has no color.
France, mid-19th century, Napoleon 3 period. Delivery possible by chronopost for:
France €40
Europe €70
Others €90
*The two Susse brothers, Nicolas and Victor, began by marketing small bronzes in their stationery store at 17 Passage des Panoramas in Paris. We find traces of their new activity as art founders in 1839, they published a small catalog of their production. It was their first major contract with a renowned sculptor, James Pradier, who launched their business in 1841. In 1847, they used the Collas-Sauvage reduction process which allowed the creation of small bronzes for furniture, reproducing famous works. Under the Second Empire, the house prospered thanks to numerous artists completing its catalog. Nicolas and Victor having died, it is Albert Susse who continues the activity, relying on two sales stores in Paris. A third opened in the 1900s at no. 13 boulevard de la Madeleine. The Susse house then had the exclusivity of artists such as Pierre-Jules Mêne, Auguste Cain, Pierre-Nicolas Tourgueneff, Evgueni Alexandrovitch Lanceray, and also published Louis-Ernest Barrias, Jules Dalou, Alexandre Falguière and Mathurin Moreau. Susse brothers also publishes in marble works of Jules Dalou by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux. Since their move in January 2013, the foundry workshops are located at no. 19 rue Perrot in Malakoff. Many contemporary artists have been cast there, including Olivier Babin, Elsa Sahal, Mark Handforth, Alessandro Montalbano, Sylvie Fleury, Wang Keping, Boris Lejeune, Agnès Bracquemond, Pierre-Édouard and Sam Szafran. In 2015, the foundry opened a new exhibition gallery at nos 56-62 Galerie de Montpensier in Paris. The Susse foundry has received the “Living Heritage Company” label.