Sculpture, Satiro e baccante - 26 cm - Biscuit porcelain

Biscuit sculpture "Satyr and Bacchante" – Paris Porcelain – 19th Century. This biscuit porcelain sculpture depicts the celebrated mythological subject of the "Satyr and Bacchante," taken from the well-known model created by the sculptor James Pradier in 1834, whose marble original is today housed at the Louvre Museum. The work belongs to the production of Paris Porcelain in the second half of the 19th century and is characterized by a hollow interior base with thick-walled walls, which give the piece a real weight of about 3 kilograms and 500 grams. Overall dimensions are 26 cm in height, 26 cm in width, and 18 cm in depth, measurements fully consistent with the modules and formats typically adopted for salon pieces produced in that period. Under the base, the porcelain bears raw, incised in relief a small mark depicting a stylized creature. This punch fits within the tradition of zoömorphic marks (small crustaceans, insects, or marine animals) historically used by Parisian laboratories and plasterers of the era; among the studied hypotheses, particular analogies are noted with the punches of the Gille Jeune manufactory. The object presents stable structural integrity and is coated with an antique patina coherent with the period. To ensure maximum transparency of the description, a localized chip is reported on the right horn of the satyr, and there are some hairline cracks on the porcelain, superficial fissures that are physiological given the nature and age of the piece. The present card includes numerous detailed photos that document with precision the state of use, the incised mark, the internal cavity of the base, and every minor defect mentioned."} }{{