French Bronze Sculpture "Lion Cub of Atlas” by Victor Peter & Susse Freres

Description: VICTOR PETER (FRANCE, 1840-1918) "LIONCEAU DE L'ATLAS AGÉDE" (LION CUB OF THE AGED ATLAS) Patinated bronze | Signed "V. PETER", sealed with Susse cachet Item # 107LJW07P A silky and sensitive model of Lionceau de l'Atlas, it features a fine overall surface with wonderful texture and detail, the surface finished in a dark brown overall patination and sealed under wax. It was cast by the house of Susse, sealed with their cachet along the upper edge of the base along with cold-stamped "M". The work is titled along the edge of the base and is signed "V. PETER". ARTIST Born in Paris, France in December of 1840, Victor Peter studied under François Théodore Delvaux and Charles Vital-Cornu, working for a period of time as a craftsman in the studio of Alexandre Falguière. He also worked as a practitioner for Dubois, Mercié and Rodin. He was recognized as a very highly skilled carver and Rodin would eventually ask Peter to carve some of his most important marble sculptures. His emphasis was on animal subjects, a theme he specialized in, but he also became widely known for his medallion portraits. Several of these contemporary portraits are held in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the British Museum. Making his debut at the Salon des Artistes Français with busts and medallions in 1868, he showed Animalier bronzes and bas-reliefs in 1873, a theme he continued with for the rest of his career. He was awarded a third-class medal in 1879, achieved a bronze medal in the Exposition Universelle of 1889, a second-class medal in 1898 and the ultimate prize of a gold medal in the 1900 Exposition Universelle. The same year he was made a Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur. He died in Paris on March 29th of 1918. Artist Listings & Bibliography: E. Benezit Dictionary of Artists, Vol. X, Gründ, 2006, p. 1235 Bronzes of the Nineteenth Century: A Dictionary of Sculptors, Kjellberg, 1994, p. 538-39Animals in Bronze, Christopher Payne, 1986, p. 416 Measurements: 7 1/2" H x 5" D x 11 1/2" W Condition Report: Pristine original condition, no flaws. About silla | antiques & art Established in 2009, our 9000 square foot brick-and-mortar gallery is home to a carefully curated and catalogued inventory of furniture, decorative arts, paintings, sculpture and estate jewelry. Our company has long specialized in sculpture circa 1860 through 1930 and as such the gallery always has a very large collection of exceptional European and American sculpture available on display. The gallery is located at 117 W Burd Street in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and is open by appointment only. We welcome your visit and would love to meet with you. For clients located outside of the area, we are always available to discuss items by video conferencing or by phone. SHIPPING We take shipping very seriously and maintain a fully equipped in-house packing facility to professionally package these important and delicate pieces. All packaging is handled by our staff and will generally consist of: Wrapping the item in several inches of heavy-duty bubble wrap with careful attention shown to pressure points, crafting the placement of the bubble wrap in a manner that allows delicate parts of the item to remain out of harm's way.The item is then placed into a tight-fitting carton with a void fill of either peanuts, Styrofoam, bubble wrap or a combination of the three to ensure it cannot move within the cartonThat carton is then double-boxed by placing it into an outer carton 2-3" larger on all sides with a dense void fill in the gap [note, paintings are generally not double-boxed but instead have a different packing methodology to properly protect the frame from pressure]All shipments are guaranteed to arrive safely. We fully insure all shipments and in the event of damage we will handle all of the details around the claims process. You are only required to send along photos, to hold onto the damaged item and all packing materials until the claims process is resolved and we also reserve the right to require the damaged item to be shipped back to us at our expense (a prepaid label will be issued) to qualify for a refund.

Price: 3900 USD

Location: Shippensburg, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2025-02-03T14:10:19.000Z

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