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Fine Bronze Bust of Menelaus by Servant
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Fine Bronze Bust of Menelaus by Servant

19th century
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Fine quality, late 19th Century Grand Tour patinated bronze library bust on a gilt bronze socle of the Mycenaean Spartan King Menelaus, husband of Helen of Troy and a central figure in the Trojan Wars. After the antique marble original in the Vatican Museum in Rome which is sometimes referenced as a bust of Ajax. Signed GS to the back with a central bee motif for Georges Emile Henri Servant (1828-1890) a French horologer who in 1855 took control of his father's foundry in Paris. He became known for high quality Greek and Egyptian style clocks and bronzes. He exhibited at many international exhibitions and was awarded a gold medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867. He was awarded France's highest honour, the Legion d'Honneur in 1874. France, circa 1875.

Physical Dimensions
Height
28cm (11.02")
Width
16cm (6.30")
Depth
12cm (4.72")
Declaration

Cella has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

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SA814004
Dealers Internal Reference
CA652
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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Fine quality, late 19th Century Grand Tour patinated bronze library bust on a gilt bronze socle of the Mycenaean Spartan King Menelaus, husband of Helen of Troy and a central figure in the Trojan Wars.
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After the antique marble original in the Vatican Museum in Rome which is sometimes referenced as a bust of Ajax.
Cella

Signed GS to the back with a central bee motif for Georges Emile Henri Servant (1828-1890) a French horologer who in 1855 took control of his father's foundry in Paris. He became known for high quality Greek and Egyptian style clocks and bronzes. He exhibited at many international exhibitions and was awarded a gold medal at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867. He was awarded France's highest honour, the Legion d'Honneur in 1874. France, circa 1875.

Height
28cm (11.02")
Width
16cm (6.30")
Depth
12cm (4.72")
Date of Manufacture

Cella has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA814004
Dealers Internal Ref
CA652
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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