Hippolyte Alexandre Moulins (1832-1884) - Bronze

Name: Hippolyte Alexandre Moulins (1832-1884) - Bronze
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA973309
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Mark Buckley Antiques

Description

Bronze sculpture depicting a young man, the excavator of excavations in Pompeii. depicting a naked boy, performing a dance of joy, with one leg raised, who emerges victorious from his excavations with a Roman statuette. Its nude pose mirrors that of the statuette itself, possibly indicating that the statue represents the excavator imagining itself in the pose of the original statuette.

Signature of the sculptor "MOULINS" on the base.

Cast iron stamp of "Thiébaut Frères Paris".

Brown patination

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Physical Dimensions

Height

86cm (33.86")

Declaration

Mark Buckley Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA973309

Dealers Internal Reference

10412

Description

Bronze sculpture depicting a young man, the excavator of excavations in Pompeii.

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depicting a naked boy, performing a dance of joy, with one leg raised, who emerges victorious from his excavations with a Roman statuette.

Mark Buckley Antiques

Its nude pose mirrors that of the statuette itself, possibly indicating that the statue represents the excavator imagining itself in the pose of the original statuette.