Pair of Early C19th French Bronze Allegorical Sculptures of Cherubs , Emblematic of Music and Comedy After Clodion.

Pair of early C19th French bronze allegorical sculptures of cherubs , emblematic of music and comedy after Clodion.

Beautifully cast pair of bronzes of cherubs or amorini in the manner of Clodion , mounted upon original giallo di siena marble bases .

One dancing cherub depicted playing a drum thus representing music , the other dressed as a jester wearing a cap with a bell , his hand holding a traditional jester’s sceptre or ‘marotte’ , representing comedy. Each supported on a naturalistically cast base with a tree trunk and floral details .

*these figural cherub bronzes are of a genre sculpted by Claude Michel (1738-1814) , known as Clodion , in the late C18th .

In excellent original condition with a consistent dark patination and colour . The undersides fitted with the original baize felt.

H 9”

W 4.5”

D 4.5”

France c.1830

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