Paul-Auguste Gagné, French Egyptian Revival Gilt Bronze Garniture Set c. 1875

Paul-Auguste Gagné (Sculptor) France

Egyptian Revival garniture set, circa 1875

Gilt bronze and carved rouge marble mantle clock and candelabra in a high Egyptian Revival style

Marks: P.A. Gagne (elaborate incised scroll signature on the back of the portrait bust)

For more information on Gagné see: Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, vol. 4, E. Bénézit (Paris: Librairie Gründ, 1976) p. 579.

For other related Egyptian Revival garniture sets see: Egyptomania: Egypt in Western Art, 1730-1930 (Paris: Éditions de la Réunion des Musées Nationaux and Ottawa: National Gallery of Canada, 1994)

H: 20 3/4″ x D: 6 3/4″ x W: 14 1/2″