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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″
Paul-Auguste Gagné, French Egyptian Revival Gilt Bronze Garniture Set c. 1875
HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954) France
“Verve” Vol. IX No. 35 & 36 1958
Revue artistique et littéraire paraissant quatre fois par an
Created and editioned at the Mourlot Studio, Paris.
Published by E. Tériade, Paris 1958.
Dimensions:
Book: H 14 1/2” x W: 10 11/16”
Custom leather box: H: 15 13/16” x W: 11 5/8” x D: 2 1/16”
Custom linen case: H: 16 3/4” x 12 5/16” x D: 2 5/8”