Sculpture, Satiro e baccante - 26 cm - Biscuit porcelain

Biscuit sculpture "Satyr and Bacchante" – Paris Porcelain – 19th Century. This biscuit porcelain sculptural group depicts the famous mythological subject of "Satyr and Bacchante", drawn from the well-known model created by sculptor James Pradier in 1834, whose marble original is today housed in the Louvre Museum. The work belongs to the Paris Porcelain production of the second half of the 19th century and is characterized by a hollow, internally cavated base with thick walls, giving the piece a real weight of about 3 kg 500 g. The overall dimensions are 26 cm in height, 26 cm in width, and 18 cm in depth, measurements that are fully consistent with the modules and formats typical of salon pieces produced in that period. Under the base, the porcelain bears, in the raw, a small mark incised in relief depicting a stylized creature. This punch is part of the tradition of zoomorphic marks (small crustaceans, insects, or marine animals) historically used by Parisian laboratories and molders of the era; among the hypotheses under study, in particular the analogies with the stamps of the Gille Jeune manufactory are noted. The object is structurally stable and covered with an antique patina consistent with the period. To ensure maximum transparency of the description, note a localized chipping on the right horn of the satyr and the presence of some hairline cracks on the porcelain, physiological for the nature and age of the piece. Numerous detailed photos accompany this entry, documenting with precision the condition, the incised mark, the interior cavity of the base, and every minor defect mentioned.