Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this French Bronze Portrait Bust to the 19th Century.
Title "Carnot before the assassination".
He is wearing his medal The Order Of St Andrew, which is obscured by his jacket lapel.
Subject known French politician leader in front profile, half length view, having such a fabulous charming patina which you will love & cherish, the detail is of museum quality totally amazing so crisp, with his receding hairline, thick curled moustache & beard , prominent nose having such masculine facial features. Showing part of his clothing jacket and shirt also Bowtie. He is looking directly at the viewer.
A rather nice display size being 42 cm high and 23.5 cm in width.
Signed on the lower side Lavergne, by the known French sculptor Adolphe Jean Lavergne.
In our opinion this is an examplary example of his work.
Made from the finest cast bronze, quite heavy weighing just under 8kg.
Origin from Paris France.
Circa dated 1894 late 19th century Victorian era.
Provenance from a high end southern based auction & now in collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.
Highly desirable sought after by collectors.
Perfect to suit and home interior design theme.
Brief history of the sculptor Adolphe Jean Lavergne was a French 19th Century sculptor who was born in 1852. He was a Parisian sculptor, it is known that he was a pupil of François Jouffroy. Many galleries also museums like Bukowskis, have shown Adolphe Jean Lavergne's works. Adolphe Jean Lavergne's works have sold at auction houses around the world the highest recorded sold was was $15,930 US dollars. The sculptor artist died in around the beginning of the 20th century in the year 1901.Biography of Marie François Sadi Carnot (French: 11 August 1837 – 25 June 1894) was a French statesman who served as President of France from 1887 until his assassination in 1894. His presidency was marked by a series of poorly handled crises. General Boulanger's rapid rise and failed attempt to march on the Élysée in 1889 posed the first serious threat to the Republic during Carnot's term. Then came a series of ministerial crises, financial scandals, labour turmoil, anarchist violence, and finally Carnot's own assassination in 1894. The Panama scandals, involving bribes to parliamentarians, resulted in major financial losses and deeply embarrassed those involved. The extreme right-wing newspaper La Libre Parole, run by anti-Semitic publicist Édouard Drumont, escalated intolerance towards Third Republic politics.
Carnot presided over a few achievements. He was well received when he travelled around France and when he inaugurated the 1889 exhibition celebrating the French Revolution, and he facilitated a rapprochement with Russia. His term in office bolstered the power and influence of the presidency.
When the Daniel Wilson scandals occasioned the downfall of Jules Grévy in December 1887, Carnot's reputation for integrity made him a candidate for the presidency, and he obtained the support of Georges Clemenceau and many others, so that he was elected by 616 votes out of 827. He assumed office at a critical period, when the republic was all but openly attacked by General Boulanger.
Carnot's ostensible part during this agitation was confined to augmenting his popularity by well-timed appearances on public occasions, which gained credit for the presidency and the republic. When, early in 1889, Boulanger was finally driven into exile, it fell to Carnot to appear as head of the state on two occasions of special interest, the celebration of the centenary of the French Revolution in 1889 and the opening of the Paris Exhibition of the same year. The success of both was regarded as a popular ratification of the republic, and though continually harassed
Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd has dated this French Bronze Portrait Bust to the 19th Century.
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French President Marie François Sadi Carnot by Adolphe Jean Lavergne
