How can an authentic French bronze sculpture be identified?

Authentic pieces feature sharp cast details, foundry marks or artist signatures cast directly into the base, and layered chemical patination rather than surface paint.

How should a patinated bronze figure be cleaned and preserved?

Dust regularly with a dry, soft-bristled brush or microfibre cloth, and apply microcrystalline wax sparingly to protect the metal from oxidisation.

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Claudius Marioton French Bronze Figure of Tambourine Player

Name: Claudius Marioton French Bronze Figure of Tambourine Player
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1178038
Price: 1450 GBP
Availability: InStock

1900 - 1920

For Sale by Tim Saltwell Antiques

Description

Claudius Marioton (1844-1919) 'Soit Decauville'

A finely cast French bronze figure of a young woman, standing holding a tambourine in her hands, supported by a naturalistic base. Lovely original chocolate brown patination.

Cast by ‘Soit Decauville’, with impressed seal to rear, and numbered R292. The front with Presentation plaque ‘Sport Nautique Du Harve 1906’.

Height 17" (43cm)

Width 6" (15cm)

Depth 5" (13cm)

Circa 1900

French

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Claudius Marioton was born in Paris in 1844, brother of fellow sculptor Eugéne Marioton (French, 1854-1933), and studied under Dumont at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Exhibiting extensively at the Paris Salon, he was awarded honorable mention in 1879, a third-class medal in 1883, second class in 1885, silver medal at the Expositions Universelle of 1889 and finally gold medal at Expositions Universelle in 1890. He was awarded with the prestigious Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 1895 and died in Paris in 1919.

Physical Dimensions

Height

43cm (16.93")

Width

15cm (5.91")

Depth

13cm (5.12")

Declaration

Tim Saltwell Antiques has dated this French Bronze Tambourine Player to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers

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SA1178038

Dealers Internal Reference

3576

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Description

Claudius Marioton (1844-1919) 'Soit Decauville'

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A finely cast French bronze figure of a young woman, standing holding a tambourine in her hands, supported by a naturalistic base.

Tim Saltwell Antiques

Lovely original chocolate brown patination.

fig 1. A 19th-century patinated dark bronze sculpture depicting a draped standing young woman holding a tambourine. — fig 1. Claudius Marioton French Bronze Figure of Tambourine Player

Cast by ‘Soit Decauville’, with impressed seal to rear, and numbered R292. The front with Presentation plaque ‘Sport Nautique Du Harve 1906’.

Height 17" (43cm)

Width 6" (15cm)

Depth 5" (13cm)

Circa 1900

French

fig 2. A 19th-century patinated dark bronze sculpture depicting a draped standing young woman holding a tambourine. — fig 2. Claudius Marioton French Bronze Figure of Tambourine Player

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Claudius Marioton was born in Paris in 1844, brother of fellow sculptor Eugéne Marioton (French, 1854-1933), and studied under Dumont at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Exhibiting extensively at the Paris Salon, he was awarded honorable mention in 1879, a third-class medal in 1883, second class in 1885, silver medal at the Expositions Universelle of 1889 and finally gold medal at Expositions Universelle in 1890. He was awarded with the prestigious Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur in 1895 and died in Paris in 1919.

Physical Dimensions

Height

43cm (16.93")

Width

15cm (5.91")

Depth

13cm (5.12")

Date of Manufacture

Tim Saltwell Antiques has dated this French Bronze Tambourine Player to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1178038

Dealers Internal Ref

3576

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Nineteenth-century French bronzes are recognised for precise detail, classical subject matter, and lost-wax or sand casting techniques popularized by Parisian foundries.

Most French bronzes were created using either lost-wax or sand casting methods, followed by hand-chasing to refine surface details and chemical patination to achieve tone.

Position the sculpture on a marble mantelpiece, executive desk, or within a curated bookcase to add structural focus and historical contrast to contemporary furnishings.

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