Sculptures, marbles and bronzes

Console au drapé - Atelier de moulage GrandPalaisRmn (2024-), Sam BARON (1976-) An exclusive collaboration between Sam Baron and Ateliers d'art GrandPalaisRmn Console à l'antique Patinated plaster, model on base and ad hoc metal mounting H. 90 cm W. 100 cm D. 40 cm Limited edition 1/9 Original work designed by Sam BARON and produced by Ateliers GrandPalaisRmn in 2024, using the famous drape of the left arm of the Apollo of Belvedere (Vatican Museums, inventory no.: 0077660 / Musée du Louvre, 19th-century plaster: Gy 0258, produced by an Italian workshop for the École des Beaux-Arts). Sam BARON, French designer, headed the design department at Fabrica in Treviso (Italy), the Benetton group's communications research laboratory. In 2009, he was awarded the Grand Prix de la création de la ville de Paris, in the confirmed designer section, and in 2010 was named by Philippe Starck as one of the most important designers of the decade. He has designed a reinterpretation of the medallion chair for Dior Maison, which will be presented at the Milan Furniture Fair in 2021, and is collaborating with Pierre Frey. He was recently asked to design a range of stationery for the Louvre Museum boutiques. He now lives and works in Portugal. Outdoor exhibition possible: no Condition: good

Les Lutteurs (fragmentaire) - Musée du Louvre casting workshop (1794-1882) The Wrestlers (fragmentary) Plaster H. 44 cm W. 50 cm D. 34 cm Our plaster cast is based on the famous Roman sculpture from the Uffizi Museum in Florence (Italy), discovered in Rome and based on a lost Greek bronze, but also on the marble group by Philippe MAGNIER (1647-1715), based on the same model and produced in France around 1684-1688, placed first at Versailles, then at Marly and finally at the Tuileries, before arriving at the Louvre after a detour via Roubaix. Uffizi inventory no.: 1914 n. 216 / Louvre inventory no.: MR 2040 Date of present print run: between 1987 and today Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: accidental Type of print compared with model: complete

Buste de l'empereur Caracalla - Moulding workshop of the Museum of Comparative Sculpture (1882-1928) Bust of Emperor Caracalla Plaster and stucco-marble H. 61 cm W. 47 cm D. 31 cm Based on a plaster bust in the Musée du Louvre (Paris), based on a model in the Vatican Museums dating from the 3rd century AD. Louvre inventory no.: Gy 1492 / Vatican inventory no.: 711 Date of present print run: 21st century Outdoor display possible: no Condition: minor accidents, small dents, marks Type of print compared with model: complete

Pietà - Atelier de moulage des Musées Nationaux (1928-), based on an early plaster cast of the original marble by Michelangelo BUONARROTI known as MICHEL-ANGE (1475-1564) Pietà Plaster H. 168 cm W. 100 cm D. 180 cm The original work, dating from 1498/1499 and housed in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, was reproduced in plaster at the request of Louis Peisse, curator at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and founder of the "Musée des Modèles", who commissioned Leopoldo Malipieri (molder) to produce it in 1834. On this subject, and to note the Parisian importance of casts of Michelangelo's works in the 19th century, we quote Emmanuel Schwarz, heritage curator at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris: "Thiers created a sanctuary of casts dedicated to Michelangelo in the École des beaux-arts. This collection revealed the affinities between Michelangelo's terribilità and the irreligious political romanticism of Stendhal and Michelet. It had echoes in the poetry of Théophile Gautier and Baudelaire. Carpeaux and Rodin, sensitive to the power of Michelangelo, conceived daring inventions here. Taine used plaster of Paris to teach his students the tragic symbolism of the marble originals. Casts sometimes acquire a meaning that the originals from which they are taken are unaware of. For a century, a few Michelangelo casts in France offered artistic, moral, literary and philosophical models. This required not only spectacular presentation, but also lengthy historical preparation and a few coincidences." (Du plâtre et de la poésie. Les moulages d'après Michel-Ange à l'École des beaux-arts de Paris, November 2012, https://journals.openedition.org/insitu/12411?lang=fr). BA Paris inventory no.: MU 3654 Date of present print run: Ateliers overmolding campaign in 2016 Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: minor accidents and missing parts, but good overall condition Type of print run in relation to model: complete

Statue équestre de Louis XIV - Musée du Louvre casting workshop (from 1864), after Henry DASSON (1825-1896), after François GIRARDON (1628-1715) Equestrian statue of Louis XIV Plaster H. 107 cm W. 85 cm D. 38 cm Based on the original work created before 1704 and now in the Musée du Louvre (Paris), consisting of a reduction of the statue on Place Louis-le-Grand (now Place Vendôme) in Paris, cast in 1692 and erected in 1699. A bronze reduction was presented at the exhibitions of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture in 1699 and 1704. Louvre inventory no.: MR 3229; N 15364 Date of present print run: 20th century Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: minor flaws, seams occasionally visible Type of print in relation to model: complete

Vénus de Milo (lacunaire, sans tête) - Musée du Louvre casting workshop (1794-1882) Venus de Milo (incomplete, headless) Plaster H. 80 cm W. 24 cm D. 30 cm Based on the celebrated original from the Musée du Louvre (Paris), discovered in Milo in 1820 and dating from the third quarter of the 2nd century BC. Louvre inventory no: LL 299 ; N 527 ; Ma 399 Date of present print run: between 1987 and today Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: minor accidents and missing pieces, but good overall condition Type of print: fragment

Very beautiful eagle from the central part of the main room of Emperor Napoleon III's grand surtout for the Tuileries Palace, executed by the silversmith Christofle, saved after the fire of May 23, 1871: Silver-plated brass eagle with outstretched wings, the left claw resting on a thunderbolt and the right holding a shield with the numeral: "N" surmounted by the imperial crown; it is presented on a modern base in patinated bronze. These eagles were originally placed in the middle of the main piece, one at the front, the other at the back. The colossal centerpiece represents France distributing awards. 44 x 28 cm. (Crack to the paw holding the shield). Circa 1855/1856. Very good condition for a piece that suffered a fire. The large silver-plated surtout was commissioned in 1852, while Louis-Napoléon BONAPARTE was still Prince President. In 1852, Christofle was commissioned by the head of the Prince President's household to produce a dinner service with one hundred pieces of silverware. The large silverware set and the one hundred place settings (Manufacture de Sèvre) were completed on February 18, 1856. It was presented at the 1855 Universal Exhibition in Paris, even though it was not yet complete; the surtout met with considerable success, not least due to the use of the brand-new electroplating process, considered a revolution. The surtout is reproduced in the exhibition at the Château de Versailles: Versailles et les tables royales en Europe, November 3, 1993 - February 27, 1994. It is reproduced on pages 246 to 248; on page 247, you can see the central part of the main element where one of the eagles is represented; the one we are showing was probably the one on the other side. An important study on this particular piece, pages 371 to 379.

Bernar Venet (born 1941) Arc, 2021 Lit sculpture Thermal cut and waxed steel Signed and dated 'B.VENET 2021' on the lower part 230 × 11 × 2,5 cm Provenance: Galerie Philippe Gravier, Paris

Antinoüs en Bacchus - Musée du Louvre casting workshop (from 1864) Antinous as Bacchus Plaster H. 58 cm W. 29 cm D. 31 cm Based on the original work, produced around 130 A.D. and housed in the Musée du Louvre (Paris), depicting the favorite of Emperor Hadrian (76-138), whose death in the Nile remains a mystery. Louvre inventory no.: MR 414; N 1299; Ma 238 Date of present print run: 21st century Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: good Type of print: complete

Limestone bishop's head, miter decorated with stylized motifs (accidents and restorations) Gothic art, 14th century Height: 40 cm with base

Tête de Ptolémée de Maurétanie - Moulding workshop of the Musée du Louvre (1794-1882) Head of Ptolemy of Mauretania Plaster, on base H. 40 cm W. 20 cm D. 20 cm Based on the original work in the Musée du Louvre (Paris), discovered in the 19th century in the ancient city of Caesarea of Mauretania, now Cherchell in Algeria, and sculpted in the 1st century AD. Our man was a Berber king allied with Rome, grandson of the famous Cleopatra and Marc Antony, who was mysteriously murdered on Caligula's orders and his kingdom annexed to the Empire. Louvre inventory no: LP 2528 ; N 240 ; Ma 1887 Date of present print run: 21st century Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: minor cracks Type of print compared with model: complete

Tête d'ange - Atelier de moulage des Musées Nationaux (1928-) Angel head Patinated plaster H. 20 cm W. 23 cm D. 24 cm Based on the original work, produced around 1400 and housed in the Musée du Berry in Bourges, which came from the Sainte-Chapelle de Bourges. It was discovered around 1925, during work carried out at the Hervet bank, located on the site of the palace of Duke Jean de Berry (1340-1416), brother of King Charles V (1338-1380). Musée du Berry inventory no.: 1972.3.1 Date of present print run: 21st century Possible outdoor exposure : no Condition : Good condition Type of print compared to model : complete

Buste de Napoléon - Atelier de moulage du Musée de sculpture comparée (1882-1928), after Jean-Jacques OGER (1759-1842) after Antoine Denis CHAUDET (1763-1810) Bust of Napoleon Plaster H. 30 cm W. 16 cm D. 16 cm Based on the original early 19th-century work in the Musée national des châteaux de Malmaison et Bois-Préau (Rueil-Malmaison), produced in hard porcelain at the Sèvres factory by Jean-Jacques OGER after the official portrait by Antoine Denis CHAUDET. Malmaison inventory no.: M.M.40.47.4366 Date of present print run: between 1987 and today Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: minor accidents, traces Type of print in relation to model : complete

Tête de cheval Han - Atelier de moulage des Musées Nationaux (1928-) Han horse head Patinated plaster H. 36 cm W. 29.5 cm D. 11 cm Based on the original terracotta work in the Musée des arts asiatiques-Guimet (Paris), dating from the Chinese Han dynasty (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.), from which we have inherited a number of splendid terracottas, including many horses. Guimet inventory no: MA4905 Date of present print run: 21st century Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition : good Type of print compared with model: complete

Le Quadrige de Nyx et Hespèros - Moulding workshop at the Musée du Louvre (1794-1882) The Quadriga of Nyx and Hespèros Plaster H. 75 cm W. 145 cm D. 10 cm If plaster prints are by nature multiple, it would seem, in this case, that the originals are too. Found in pairs, we have the print of a counterpart here. The divinities depicted, while undoubtedly mythological and celestial, have often changed identity: Eos and Phosphoros or Helios, or Phosphoros in front of the chariot of Hemera and Hesperos in front of the chariot of Nyx (a bias taken here, in reference to the print preserved in the Musée du Louvre, reference below). In this case, our plaster seems to be based on the work conserved at the Fondation Martin Bodmer in Cologny (Switzerland). But others of the same type exist in the Lisbon Museum and were part of the Duke de Loulé's collection. These similar works were supposedly found in Ephesus, Pompeii or Herculaneum, and could therefore have come from the Prince d'Elboeuf's excavations or been donated by the King of Naples. Our plaster is therefore the bearer of debate, research and, even today, an aura of mystery. Louvre inventory no.: Gy 0455 Date of present print run: between 1987 and today Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: missing, small accidents, marks Type of print in relation to model: complete

Le Jour - Atelier de moulage des Musées Nationaux (1928-), based on an early plaster cast of the original marble by Michelangelo BUONARROTI, known as MICHEL-ANGE (1475-1564), made by Antonio BANCHELLI in 1838. The Day Plaster, fragmentary H. 120 cm W. 200 cm D. 75 cm Based on the famous original made in marble between 1526 and 1531 to adorn the tomb of Julien de MEDICIS, Duke of Nemours (1479-1516), in the Sagrestia Nuova of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence (Italy). BA Paris inventory no.: MU 3662 Date of present print run: Ateliers overmolding campaign in 2016 Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition : Accidents and missing parts Type of print: fragment

L'Enfant prodigue - Atelier de moulage des Musées Nationaux (1928-), after Auguste RODIN (1840-1917) The Prodigal Son Resin H. 58 cm W. 22 cm D. 28 cm After an original work by the master executed in bronze and conserved at the Château-musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer. Date of present print: late 20th/early 21st century Possible outdoor exposure: yes Condition: good Type of print: complete

L'Ange souriant (buste) - Moulding workshop of the Musée de sculpture comparée (1882-1928) The Smiling Angel (bust) Plaster H. 64 cm W. 45 cm D. 41 cm Based on the emblematic 13th-century masterpiece from Rheims Cathedral, for which a plaster cast helped restore the original following its unfortunate decapitation in a fire in 1914. Date of present print: 20th century Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: accidents, missing parts Type of print in relation to model: fragment

Aile gauche de la Victoire de Samothrace (réduction) - Atelier de moulage des Musées Nationaux (1928-) Left wing of the Victory of Samothrace (reduction) Plaster (metal base) H. 39 cm W. 51.5 cm D. 7.5 cm From the original work dating from the first quarter of the 2nd century B.C. in the Musée du Louvre (Paris), probably created in Rhodes and discovered in Samothrace in 1863. Louvre inventory no.: NIII 2447; MNB 2118; MNC 1433; Ma 2369 Date of present print run: 21st century Possible outdoor exposure : no Condition: good Type of print: fragment

Corps de divinité féminine - Atelier de moulage des Musées Nationaux (1928-) Body of female divinity Plaster H. 52 cm W. 19 cm D. 12 cm Based on the original work in the Musée des arts asiatiques-Guimet, dating from the 11th century and reminiscent of Cambodian productions from Angkor Wat. Artist Daniel ARSHAM (b. 1980) used this model in one of his productions for his monographic exhibition at the Musée national des arts asiatiques-Guimet in 2020 (Guimet inventory no.: MA13120). Date of present print: 21st century Possible outdoor exhibition : no Condition: good Type of print compared to model: complete

Buste de Marie-Antoinette - Atelier de moulage des Musées Nationaux (1928-), after Simon Louis BOIZOT (1743-1809) Bust of Marie-Antoinette Resin H. 40.5 cm W. 24.5 cm D. 17 cm Based on the original 1781 Sèvres cookie in the Musée du Louvre (Paris). Louvre inventory no.: OA 10898 Date of present print run: 21st century Outdoor display possible : no Condition : good Type of print : complete

Buste de Marie-Antoinette - Atelier de moulage des Musées Nationaux (1928-), after Simon Louis BOIZOT (1743-1809) Bust of Marie-Antoinette Plaster H. 40.5 cm W. 24.5 cm D. 17 cm Based on the original 1781 Sèvres cookie in the Musée du Louvre (Paris). Louvre inventory no.: OA 10898 Date of present print run: 21st century Outdoor display possible : no Condition : good Type of print : complete

La Marseillaise (tête) - Atelier de moulage du Musée de sculpture comparée (1882-1928), after François RUDE (1784-1855) La Marseillaise (head) Patinated plaster H. 41 cm W. 29 cm D. 29 cm From the original work, part of the Arc de Triomphe in Place de l'Étoile, Paris, more precisely the high relief representing the "Departure of the Volunteers of 1792", on the northeast face, produced between 1833 and 1836. Date of present print: 21st century Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: good Type of print: fragment

FREMIET Emmanuel after Roman rider - Gallic chief Two patinated bronze proofs, signed and titled on the terrace (accidents and missing parts). Heights: 39.5 cm and 42 cm

Vase couvert avec anses ornées de bustes de femmes antiques - Atelier de moulage des Musées Nationaux (1928-) Covered vase with handles decorated with busts of antique women Plaster, partly with gold patina H. 46 cm D. 29 Date of present print: unknown Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: minor accidents, small missing parts Type of print in relation to model: complete

Aphrodite à la sandale d'Arenberg - Moulding workshop of the Musée de sculpture comparée (1882-1928) Aphrodite with sandal from Arenberg Plaster Bears a plaque reading "Mr de Roussel - Au Musée de Paris". H. 67 cm W. 23 cm D. 24 cm We know of another print, in the Musée du Louvre (Paris), originally made for the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris and based on the original work in the Arenberg collection in Brussels. In the catalog of the Musée de Narbonne (by Monsieur Tournal, 1864) - a museum which also holds a plaster cast of this type - it is stated that this original work was discovered in 1819 in the canal that carries the waters of the Nile to Alexandria and was acquired by Monsieur de Roussel père, Consul General in Egypt, who undoubtedly had the plaster cast in question drawn and donated to the Musée de Paris, now the Musée du Louvre. As for the Greek model, incomplete in our case, showing the goddess untying her laces before her bath, it probably dates from the 3rd century BC and has often been taken up and interpreted. Louvre inventory no.: Gy 1603 (plaster) Date of present print: 19th century Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: minor accidents, missing parts Type of print in relation to model: complete

Buste de Lully, de face - Atelier de moulage des Musée du Louvre (1794-1882), after Gaspard COLLIGNON (1673-1702) Bust of Lully, front Plaster, model on base H. 95 cm W. 90 cm D. 40 cm The front part of the mold used to cast the plaster after the original work representing Jean-Baptiste LULLY (1632-1687), created by the artist in bronze for the composer's tomb in the Paris church of Notre-Dame-des-Victoires. Period of manufacture and use of models on base: 1900-1960 Outdoor display possible: no Condition: missing, damaged, marks Type of mold in relation to model: fragment face

Buste de La Pérouse - Atelier de moulage du Musée du Louvre (1794-1882), after François RUDE (1784-1855) Bust of La Pérouse Plaster H. 85 cm W. 74 cm D. 45 cm After the original work representing the famous 18th-century French explorer Jean-François de GALAUP, comte de LA PÉROUSE (1741-1788), executed by the artist in 1828 and now in the Musée de la Marine in Paris. Inventory no. (Louvre repository): 41 OA 34 D Date of present print run: late 19th/early 20th century Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition : Accidents and missing parts Type of print compared with model: complete

César BALDACCINI dit CÉSAR (1921-1998) "Coeur éclaté" Brown patina bronze, signed on the terrace. Numbered 636/1500 Bocquel Fondeur. Weight: 4.16 kg Shipping unavailable Area: France Sizes: H 530MM X L150MM Condition: At first glance: good condition

Statuette representing the nude goddess Venus. Her legs are draped. She is adorned with a diadem. Bronze (green and red oxidation, visible cracks) Roman art, 2nd century Height: 13 cm Provenance: Estate of Sir Peter Ustinov

ITALY, first half of the 20th century Nubian water carriers Pair of sculptures in black and white marble. H. 160 cm

Vierge dite au boulanger (sans enfant) - Atelier de moulage du Musée de sculpture comparée (1882-1928), after Jean de LIÈGE (active from 1361-1381) Madonna of the baker (without child) Plaster H. 64 cm W. 22 cm D. 16 cm Based on the original marble work in the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon. This sculpture was nicknamed "Virgin of the Baker" because it once adorned the nearby bakery of the Abbey of Saint-Antoine-des-Champs in Paris, for which it was undoubtedly originally designed. Calouste Gulbenkian inventory no.: Inv. 207 Date of present print: 20th century Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: minor accidents, small missing parts Type of print: fragment

Buste de Molière (réduction) - GUERRINI workshop, after Jean-Antoine HOUDON (1741-1828) Bust of Molière (reduction) Plaster H. 29 cm L. 21 cm D. 15.5 cm Based on the original work by Jean-Baptiste POQUELIN, known as Molière (1622-1673), now housed at the Comédie-Française and produced in 1778. The Guerrini workshop is a small Parisian plaster workshop, as many were created in the 19th and early 20th centuries, whose collection has been acquired by our GrandPalaisRmn workshops. CF inventory no.: S 0181 Date of present print run: late 20th/early 21st century Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: minor accidents, small marks Nature of the print compared to the model: complete

After Jean-Joseph FOUCOU Bacchante with Little Faun Bronze proof with brown patina 58 x 40 x 32 cm Note: after the marble model in the Musée Cognacq Jay, formerly attributed to Clodion

Marianne (Catherine Deneuve) - Atelier de moulage des Musées Nationaux (1928-), after Marielle POLSKA (1947-) Marianne (Catherine Deneuve) Plaster H. 56 cm W. 50 cm D. 36 cm Collection of the Atelier de moulage, this official bust for French town halls was created in 1985. Date of present print run: 21st century Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: good Type of print: complete

Chapiteau avec deux têtes d'hommes - Mould workshop of the Museum of Comparative Sculpture (1882-1928) Capital with two men's heads Plaster, model on base H. 64 cm W. 50 cm D. 39 cm Based on an original work probably preserved in Jerusalem and dating from the 12th century - the mystery remains. Period of manufacture and use of models on base: 1900-1960 Outdoor display possible: no Condition: missing, damaged, marks Type of mold in relation to model: fragment face (?)

Le Couronnement de la Vierge - Musee de Sculpture Comparée molding workshop (1882-1928) The Coronation of the Virgin Plaster bas-relief H. 102 cm W. 100 cm D. 13 cm Based on a 14th-century bas-relief from Saint-Étienne Cathedral, Limoges. Date of present print: late 20th/early 21st century Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: minor accidents, missing parts Type of print: fragment

Imhotep assis - Atelier de moulage des Musées Nationaux (1928-) Seated Imhotep Patinated plaster H. 45 cm W. 24 cm D. 11 cm Based on an original work in the Musée du Louvre (Paris), dating from the Ptolemaic period (332-30 BC) and depicting seated Imhotep holding a papyrus scroll, a key figure in ancient Egypt and architect to King Djoser. This small basalt sculpture came from the collections of the famous finance superintendent Nicolas Fouquet, and later from the painter to King Louis XIV, Charles Le Brun. Louvre inventory no.: N 4541; MR 4 Date of present print run: between 1987 and today Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: minor accidents, small missing parts Type of print in relation to model: complete

Bronze figure 'Seule!' by Emmanuel Villanis (1858-1914), typical Art Nouveau figure, bust of a woman with a melancholic look, signed, foundry stamp Societe des Bronzes de Paris, H.ca. 41cm

Raymond DE MEESTER DE BETZENBROECK (1904-1995) Mouflon Bronze à patine brune nuancée Signé "Raymond de Meester" Hauteur : 62 cm

FRENCH SCHOOL circa 1900 in the style of Claude Michel dit CLODION (1738-1814) Satyr playing with child satyrs Terracotta proof. Signed Clodion. Bears the initials G.C. inside. H. 47 cm

Tête d'enfant, de face - Musée du Louvre molding workshop (from 1883) Child's head, front Plaster, model on base H. 55 cm W. 35 cm D. 19 cm Front part of the mold used to make the plaster after the original work in the Musée du Louvre (Paris), probably made around 1700 in Rome, formerly attributed to François DUQUESNOY (1594-1643) and part of the collections of the Marquis CAMPANA (1807-1880). Louvre inventory no.: CAMP92 Period of manufacture and use of models on base: 1900-1960 Outdoor display possible: no Condition: missing, damaged, marks Type of mold in relation to model: fragment face

Imhotep assis - Atelier de moulage des Musées Nationaux (1928-) Seated Imhotep Patinated plaster H. 45 cm W. 24 cm D. 11 cm Based on an original work in the Musée du Louvre (Paris), dating from the Ptolemaic period (332-30 BC) and depicting seated Imhotep holding a papyrus scroll, a key figure in ancient Egypt and architect to King Djoser. This small basalt sculpture came from the collections of the famous finance superintendent Nicolas Fouquet, and later from the painter to King Louis XIV, Charles Le Brun. Louvre inventory no.: N 4541; MR 4 Date of present print run: between 1987 and today Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: minor accidents, small missing parts Type of print in relation to model: complete

Henry CROS (1840-1907) Head of a young girl with a diadem Polychrome glass paste. Small chip on top H. 16.5 cm Henry Cros was one of the pioneers in the rediscovery of the pâte de verre technique. In the preface to Henry Cros's after-sales catalog, Auguste Rodin wrote of him: "His sculpture has that serenity which makes it akin to Greek art; it is, I think, the highest praise one can bestow on an artist. Cros was one of the most glorious men of the 19th century. He has passed, unknown". Born into a literate family, Henry Cros studied with sculptor François Jouffroy and Louis-Jules Etex at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He also took painting lessons from Jules-Emmanuel Valadon, trying his hand at encaustic, oil and watercolor painting. In 1883, he tried his hand at pâte de verre after seeing two medallions in this technique at the Louvre. His submission of three pâte de verre pieces to the Exposition Universelle in 1889 earned him a silver medal, and the following year he triumphed with the same process, winning a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle for L'Histoire du feu (Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs).

Torse de femme assise - Atelier de moulage des Musées Nationaux (1928-), after Paul Wayland BARTLETT (1865-1925) Seated female torso Plaster H. 39 cm W. 17 cm D. 17.5 cm After the bronze original on a stone base in the Musée d'Orsay (Paris), dated circa 1895, by the American artist who worked in France at the turn of the 20th century. Orsay inventory no.: RF3156 Date of present print: 20th century Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: minor accidents, traces Nature of print compared with model : complete

Diego GIACOMETTI 1902-1985 - HORSE HEAD, circa 1965 Bronze with antique green patina, after the artist's original plaster cast Signed Diego below the neckline Height: 21.5 cm Provenance : Private collection Acquired by the previous owner directly from the artist Bibliography: Similar model reproduced on page 131 "Diego Giacometti" les Éditions de l'Amateur - Galerie L'Arc en Seine A certificate of authenticity from Messrs. Denis Vincenot and Philippe Meier will be given to the purchaser. Diego Giacometti's "Tête de Cheval" is often praised for its elegant simplicity and striking expression. Although stylized, the sculpture retains a certain fidelity to the form and anatomical structure of a horse, testifying to the artist's talent for capturing the essence and dynamics of the subject.

Vierge à l'Enfant (enfant à part) - Musée du Louvre molding workshop (from 1925) Virgin and Child (child aside) Plaster H. 54 cm W. 17 cm D. 12 cm Based on the original work in the Musée du Louvre (Paris), dated circa 1325/1350 and typical of the Île-de-France region where it was made. Louvre inventory no.: RF 579 Date of present print run: between 1927 and 1960 Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: minor accidents, small dents, marks Type of print in relation to model: fragments

Mathurin MOREAU (1822-1912) La pêcheuse Grand bronze à patine mordorée Sur socle de marbre griotte Signé "Math Moreau Hors Concours" Hauteur totale : 80 cm

Torse du Christ, de face - Mould workshop of the Museum of Comparative Sculpture (1882-1928), after Claus SLUTER (1350-1406) Torso of Christ, front Plaster, model on base H. 82 cm W. 50 cm D. 35 cm Part of the front of the mold used to make the plaster cast after the original work produced around 1395/1399, kept at the Musée des beaux-arts de Dijon and originating from the Chartreuse de Champmol. MBA Dijon inventory no.: INV1323 Period of manufacture and use of models on background: 1900-1960 Outdoor display possible: no Condition: missing, damaged, marks Type of mold in relation to model: fragment face

Tête de vieil homme - Museum of Comparative Sculpture (1882-1928) Head of an old man Patinated plaster (on base) H. 24 cm W. 8.5 cm D. 11 cm Based on the original work in the Musée du Louvre (Paris), dating from Ptolemaic Egypt (-299/-200), not without evoking and preceding, in the expression of the face and particularly in the frowning of the eyebrows, the works of Franz Xaver MESSERSCHMIDT (1736-1783). Louvre inventory no.: E 8060; AF 442 Date of present print run: late 20th/early 21st century Possible outdoor exposure: no Condition: minor accidents, traces Type of print: complete