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Dionysus Bronze After Louis Garnier
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Dionysus Bronze After Louis Garnier

19th century
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Rare, fine quality, late 18th/early 19th century dark patinated bronze of the god Dionysus/Bacchus in the manner of Louis Garnier (1639-1728). Garnier was a French professor of sculpture and later Dean of the Academie de St. Luc in Paris. He specialised in bronze working with François Girardon at the Paris Arsenal from 1686 to 1692. His most famous work is the strikingly original Parnasse Français at Versalles. The stunning semi naked figure stands next to a rustic tree trunk drapped with an animal skin holding a wine cup and grapes. An elegant beautifully modelled bronze, superbly cast and chased. Could once have been part of a pair as there is an infill to the base on the left hand side and signs of a small hole to the right on the flat base. Casting fault to left wrist. Fantastic example of a rare bronze. France, circa 1800.

Physical Dimensions
Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
16cm (6.30")
Depth
15cm (5.91")
Declaration

Cella has dated this Dionysus Bronze Sculpture to the 1800s.

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SA1236671
Dealers Internal Reference
CA1135
Dealers Notes

Based in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock covers all aspects of this period and decorative antiques influenced by the period. We constantly source new, beautiful items and upload to our site regularly. We are first and foremost antique collectors with over thirty years of experience; we only buy what we love and we hope you will too. Additional images can be supplied on request. More items are available on our website http://www.cellantiques.co.uk. We ship worldwide.

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Rare, fine quality, late 18th/early 19th century dark patinated bronze of the god Dionysus/Bacchus in the manner of Louis Garnier (1639-1728). Garnier was a French professor of sculpture and later Dean of the Academie de St. Luc in Paris. He specialised in bronze working with François Girardon at the Paris Arsenal from 1686 to 1692. His most famous work is the strikingly original Parnasse Français at Versalles.
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The stunning semi naked figure stands next to a rustic tree trunk drapped with an animal skin holding a wine cup and grapes.
Cella

An elegant beautifully modelled bronze, superbly cast and chased. Could once have been part of a pair as there is an infill to the base on the left hand side and signs of a small hole to the right on the flat base. Casting fault to left wrist. Fantastic example of a rare bronze. France, circa 1800.

Height
42cm (16.54")
Width
16cm (6.30")
Depth
15cm (5.91")
Date of Manufacture

Cella has dated this Dionysus Bronze Sculpture to the 1800s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1236671
Dealers Internal Ref
CA1135
Cella
Cella
Sellingantiques verified Since May 2019

Specialists in the grand tour and french decorative objects, clocks and furniture, circa 1780-1880.

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A dark patinated bronze sculpture of a standing classical male figure resting on a square variegated marble base.
Dionysus bronze after Louis Garnier
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A dark patinated bronze sculpture of a standing classical male figure resting on a square variegated marble base.
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  • ObjectSculpture
  • Period19th century
  • StyleNeoclassical
  • MaterialBronze, Marble
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsClassical nude, grapevine wreath, contrapposto pose, marble plinth
  • SizeH 42 cm (17 in) x W 16 cm (6 in) x D 15 cm (6 in)

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Neoclassical bronzes depicting Dionysus, the ancient Greek god of wine, became popular during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as Grand Tour souvenirs and decorative library accents, frequently cast after classical prototypes by French and Italian sculptors.

These statuettes were typically cast in bronze using the lost-wax or sand-casting method, finished with hand-chasing, treated with dark patination, and mounted onto polished marble or porphyry plinths.

Authentic period castings display refined hand-chiselled detailing, soft surface patination caused by age, crisp definition in drapery and hair, solid physical weight, and structural assembly marks on the underside.

Place the bronze figure on a dark wood mantelpiece, a library bookshelf, or a console table alongside modern glassware or ceramics to create an intentional, curated contrast.

Dust the bronze regularly with a soft microfibre cloth or horsehair brush, avoid liquid chemical cleaners, and apply a thin layer of neutral microcrystalline wax annually to preserve the original patination.
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