Sculpture Pierre Lenordez Silver Bronze Horse Racing Stallion Saddle 19th Century

Silver-plated bronze sculpture monogrammed PL for Pierre Lenordez*, representing a beautiful racehorse or stallion a little agitated, its equipment (saddle and stirrups in particular) on the ground under its legs, the saddle cloth embroidered with a count's crown, from the 19th century. This sculpture is in good condition. Monogrammed on the base. Note: slight desilvering in places, some light soiling, scratches and wear of time, see photos. * Pierre Lenordez (1815-1892), French sculptor. Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in the city of Caen, he specialized in the representation of horses winning major races. He began exhibiting at the Salon in 1855 with a wax of Baron, a horse from the imperial stud farm in the Bois de Boulogne. He exhibited there four more times until 1877. He is the author of the horse of the Equestrian Statue of Joan of Arc commissioned by his nephew, Albert Le Nordez, for Montebourg, his hometown. Copies of this statue appear in the squares of Gandrange (Moselle), Rognonas (Bouches-du-Rhône), Alise-Sainte-Reine (Côte-d'Or), La-Chapelle-Saint-Laurent (Deux-Sèvres), Saint-Germain-sur-Moine (Maine-et-Loire), at the summit of the Ballon d'Alsace, at the Château de Marneffe (Belgium) and at the Skikda Museum (Algeria). His knowledge of horses encouraged him to write a work on hippology published in 1886, "The Horse, its conformation and its breeding". Artist highly rated on Artprice. Dimensions Height 18.5 cm Length with tail 25 cm Base 21 cm x 9.5 cm Reference: 810 275 All photos are on: www.antiques-delaval.com