Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this piece to the 1890s.
Good original chocolate brown patina.
Height 9,5/8" or 243mm, weight 1414 grams.
In excellent condition with no damage or repair.
As is often found on figural bronzes the arms and wings are separately cast then attached to the body using a fine engineered dry joint rather than a welding or soldering process, typically these joints show to varying degrees on the arms.
Augustin-Jean Moreau-Vauthirer (1831-1893) - French sculptor, student of the Paris Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He made his debut at the Salon in 1857. Moreau-Vauthier specialized in allegorical and mythological characters. Several of his works are in the collections of the Musee d'Orsay.
Thiebaut Freres - a Parisian foundry, one of the most prestigious factories operating in the 19th and 20th centuries (1844-1926) in France. The most important monuments of Paris, including the Monument of the Republic on the Republic Square, the Triumph of the Republic on the Square of the Nation, or the statue of Napoleon on the top of the Vendome Column, are the works of this foundry. The factory remained in the hands of the Thiebaut family until the end of the 19th century. Fumiere and Gavignot bought some of the shares, but kept the original name and added their names.
Andrew Nethercott Antiques has dated this piece to the 1890s.
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