Sculpture, L'orso legge "Charivari" - 9.5 cm - Patinated bronze

A very rare bronze sculpture depicting a bear sitting on a rock as it reads the newspaper “Charivari,” holding it between its forepaws. Rectangular marble base from the Apuan Alps (added later).
Estimated period: early 20th century. French provenance.
The sculpture belongs to a genre that became widespread, especially in France and England, from 1830 onward.
“Le Charivari” was an illustrated magazine published in Paris, France, from 1832 to 1937. It published caricatures, political cartoons, and reviews. After 1835, when the government banned political caricatures, Le Charivari began publishing satires on everyday life. The name refers to the popular practice of staging a charivari—a noisy, raucous parade—to humiliate or punish wrongdoers.
The sculpture is made of burnished, patinated bronze using the lost-wax casting technique.
Measurements: sculpture height 9.5 cm, maximum width 6.3 cm, maximum depth 7 cm. Marble base measurements: 8.4 x 8 x 5 cm. Height with base: 14.5 cm. Weight with pedestal: 1,384 g.
From an antique collection in Tuscany.
The sculpture has historical, collectible, and museum value.
Perfect condition, no damage, no restoration.
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