Sculpture, Satiro e baccante - 26 cm - Biscuit porcelain

Sculpture in Biscuit "Satyr and Baccante" – Paris Porcelain – 19th Century.
This biscuit porcelain sculpture group depicts the famous mythological subject of "Satyr and Baccante", drawn from the well-known model created by the sculptor James Pradier in 1834, the marble original of which is today kept at 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 interior base with thick-walled walls, giving the piece an actual weight of about 3 kg and 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 typical formats adopted for salon pieces produced in that period. Under the base, the porcelain bears in the raw (unfired) state a small mark incised in relief depicting a stylized creature. This punch aligns with the tradition of zoomorphic marks (small crustaceans, insects, or marine animals) historically used by Parisian laboratories and mold-makers of the era; among the hypotheses under study, particular analogies are noted with the punches of the Gille Jeune manufacture.
The object presents itself as structurally stable and coated with an antique patina coherent with the era. To ensure maximum transparency of the description, a localized chipping is noted on the right horn of the satyr and the presence of some hairline cracks on the porcelain, superficial fissures physiological to the nature and age of the piece. Numerous detailed photos are attached to this card documenting precisely the state of use, the incised mark, the inner cavity of the base, and every minor defect mentioned.