Lot n° 271
Estimation :
400 - 600
EUR
BRONZE BUST WITH BROWN PATINA - Lot 271
BRONZE BUST WITH BROWN PATINA
representing a bearded man.
Signed D. Maggesi and dated 1860, Thiebaut founder's signature.
Second half of the 19th century.
Height: 34 cm.
According to the catalog of his work published in 2001, this is a member of the Johnston family, the illustrious Chartrons dynasty that dominated the fine wine trade with England. Another copy is kept at the Archives de Bordeaux-Métropole.
Born in Carrara, where he was probably a pupil of Lorenzo Bartolini, Domenico Maggesi arrived in Bordeaux in 1828. A leading neoclassical sculptor, but a discreet man, he was director of the Ecole municipale de Sculpture almost until his death, and created important statues for the city - starting with those of Montaigne and Montesquieu on the Quinconces. He also sculpted in marble the portraits of a large number of Bordeaux personalities.
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