A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES OF MUSICIANS

细节
A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES OF MUSICIANS
CAST FROM MODELS BY FRANCISQUE JOSEPH DURET, FRENCH, 19TH CENTURY

inscribed 'Duret' and 'Delafontaine'--the one 17in. (43.5cm.) high, the other 17.8 (43.5cm.) high, brown patina (2)

拍品专文

The son of François Joseph Duret and pupil of François Joseph Bosio, Duret exhibited at the Salon from 1831 to 1863 and was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1833. He worked on genre sculptures of Neapolitan life, such as the present popular models of Neapolitans dancing the Tarantella.

Pierre Maximilian Delafontaine studied under David and exhibited at the Salon from 1798. He not only specailized in decorative sculpture, but also worked as a founder.