Lot number 443 - Säule mit Figur

Large Figure with Column - Georges Récipon (1860-1920, France)

'Marshal Ney in the Assault at Waterloo,' signed, bronze, on a green marble base, heavy construction, dimensions approx. 75 x 58 x 20 cm, with accompanying column, green marble with bronze appliqués, heavy construction, signs of age (the second slab under the top plate is damaged and a piece of marble is missing; it should be restored by a stonemason), height approx. 116.5 x 55.5 x 32 cm, overall height approx. 191 cm, provenance: private collection, Nuremberg area, see literature: French painter and sculptor. His most important works are probably his sculptures in the Grand Palais in Paris, consisting of two monumental and opulent quadrigas on the roof of the building. He was the son of the goldsmith and silversmith Paul Edmond Récipon (1832–1898) from Odiot. Other works: Equestrian statue of General Lariboisière, Fougères, France and Nymphs of the Neva and Nymphs of the Seine on the Pont Alexandre III, Paris
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