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Lot 0023
Paul Dubois. Bronze Sculpture “Le courage militaire”
Estimate: 2500-3000€
Lot 0023
Paul Dubois. Bronze Sculpture “Le courage militaire”
Estimate: 2500-3000€Paul Dubois (1829–1905)
“Le Courage Militaire” (Military Courage)
France, circa 1880
Patinated bronze, signed “F. Barbedienne, Fondeur”
Height: 38 cmThis exceptional bronze, cast by the renowned Barbedienne Foundry, represents “Le Courage Militaire” (Military Courage) — one of the four allegorical figures created by Paul Dubois for the cenotaph of General Juchault de La Moricière in the Cathedral of Nantes.
Depicted as a seated Roman warrior, the figure embodies noble restraint and strength through a masterful synthesis of naturalism and classical idealization. The serene dignity of the soldier’s pose and the finely rendered drapery are hallmarks of Dubois’s distinctive “Neo-Florentine” style, blending Renaissance influence with French academic sculpture of the 19th century.
Paul Dubois, both a sculptor and painter, studied in Rome and gained prominence with his Saint John the Baptist (1861), exhibited at the Paris Salon. His refined, spiritual approach to allegorical subjects earned him widespread acclaim, including médaille d’honneur at the Salon des Beaux-Arts in 1865 and 1876.
Dubois’s works — including Military Courage, Faith, Charity, and Meditation — are represented in leading French institutions such as the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée Camille Claudel in Nogent-sur-Seine
Starting price: 2000€
Estimate: 2500-3000€
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Lot 0016
Bronze Sculpture of Musketeer by Auguste Joseph CARRIER (1800-1875)
Estimate: 4000-5000€
Lot 0016
Bronze Sculpture of Musketeer by Auguste Joseph CARRIER (1800-1875)
Estimate: 4000-5000€Auguste Joseph Carrier (1800–1875)
The Musketeer
France, 19th century
Patinated bronze on black stone baseHeight with the stone: 79,5 cm.
Height without the stone: 72 cm.
This finely modeled bronze by Auguste Joseph Carrier depicts a musketeer, elegantly dressed in Renaissance attire, captured in a moment of composed confidence. The figure’s detailed costume — complete with plumed hat, cloak, and sword — reflects the romantic fascination with chivalric and historical themes that characterized 19th-century French sculpture.The sculpture rests on a black stone base showing minor age-related cracks, which do not detract from its strong aesthetic presence.
Auguste Joseph Carrier (1800–1875) was a French sculptor and painter, active during the mid-19th century. His works, often allegorical or historical in subject, reveal the refined academic tradition of French art during this era.
Starting price: 3000€
Estimate: 4000-5000€
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Lot 0004
A Russian bronze desk pen stand in the shape of a horseshoe
Estimate: 100-150€
Lot 0004
A Russian bronze desk pen stand in the shape of a horseshoe
Estimate: 100-150€Desk Pen Stand in the Shape of a Horseshoe
Russian bronze, 19th century
2.9 × 14 × 13.5 cmThis bronze desk accessory is designed in the form of a horseshoe, a traditional symbol of good luck. Small finials placed along the rim were intended to hold pens. Such objects combined practicality with decorative symbolism and were popular in Russian interiors of the 19th century.
Starting price: 80€
Estimate: 100-150€
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Lot 0010
Evgeny Lanceray. A Pair of Russian bronze candlesticks
Estimate: 1000-1500€
Lot 0010
Evgeny Lanceray. A Pair of Russian bronze candlesticks
Estimate: 1000-1500€Evgeny Lanceray. Ice Cream Vendor and Fish Seller (from the series of Russian Types)
Bronze candlesticks. Dimensions: H. 19.5 cm and 18.5 cm
Russia, late 19th centuryThese two bronze candlesticks depict lively figures of a fish seller and an ice cream vendor, part of Evgeny Lanceray’s celebrated series of Russian tipazhi (types). Each figure balances a tub on his head, transformed into a functional candleholder.
The candlesticks originally belonged to a larger desk set created in the mid-1870s, consisting of around thirty small figures that served as match holders, ashtrays, candlesticks, a bell, a paper press, and other objects. Thematically, the set reflects the broader trend of Russian art at the time—its fascination with folk life and everyday characters. The artistic roots of this approach go back to the famous 1817 publication The Magic Lantern, or a Display of St. Petersburg Street Vendors, Artisans and Other Common Tradesmen, Depicted True to Life in Their Dress and Shown in Conversation.
The desk set was repeatedly cast at the F. Chopin foundry in St. Petersburg. While a complete example has not survived, individual pieces are now preserved in the collections of the State Historical Museum (Moscow) and the State Russian Museum (St. Petersburg). For further reference see: L. N. Goncharova, Russian Artistic Bronze of the 19th Century, Moscow, 2001, pp. 67–68, 112.
Starting price: 800€
Estimate: 1000-1500€