Patinated Bronze - David Winner - Henri Plé - Company Of Bronzes Of Paris - Period: XIXth

Magnificent statuette in light brown and shaded brown patinated bronze.
Old cast representing King David victorious over Goliath resting on a molded circular base.
It is titled on a cartridge: "David winner" and annotated Salon des Beaux-Arts.
It has a cast stamp on the back of the Société des Bronzes de Paris
This cast is very precise in detail, the facial features are well defined and its nuanced patina is original.

Period: XIXth
Circa: 1890-1900
Dimensions: Height: 43cm x Width: 15cm
Signed hollow on the terrace: Henri Plé.
Monogrammed: CB -Numbered: 2005

Henri Honoré Plé (185 -1922) studied under Gérault and Mathurin Moreau.

He worked as a painter and sculptor of portraits and bas-reliefs. Seductive oriental figures or powerful male figures, mostly heroes of history or mythology, occupy an important part in the eclectic production of this sculptor.

He exhibited at the Salon from 1877 and won an honorable mention in 1879, before receiving a bronze medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900.

The founders Barbedienne and Thiébaut published bronze prints from several works by Ple.
Bibliography: Pierre Kjellberg, Bronzes of the 19th century, Paris, Editions de l'Amateur, 2005, pp. 511-516.