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FRANCE, PROBABLEMENT ATELIER DE SCULPTURE DE L’ARSENAL DE TOULON OU DE MARSEILLE, FIN DU XVIIE OU XVIIIE SIÈCLE

Lot 124
19.06.2025 00:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Starting price
€ 30 000
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Lot 124 | FRANCE, PROBABLEMENT ATELIER DE SCULPTURE DE L’ARSENAL DE TOULON OU DE MARSEILLE, FIN DU XVIIE OU XVIIIE SIÈCLE
Estimate value
€ 30 000 – 50 000
FRANCE, PROBABLEMENT ATELIER DE SCULPTURE DE L’ARSENAL DE TOULON OU DE MARSEILLE, FIN DU XVIIE OU XVIIIE SIÈCLE
Triton soufflant dans une conque, figure de proue ou de poupe de bateau
En bois doré et partiellement polychromé, remonté sur un panneau d'angle en bois peint blanc moderne ; accidents
173 cm. (68 1/8 in.)




Literature

Bibliographie comparative :
M. Mourot et M. Béland (dir.), M. Théron, Les Génies de la mer. Chefs-d’œuvre de la sculpture navale du Musée national de la Marine à Paris, cat. exp. Paris/Québec, 2001, dont pp. 45-65, puis pp. 82-83.
M. Théron, « Les ateliers de peinture et de sculpture des arsenaux en Provence en marge de l’Académie de peinture et de sculpture de Marseille », in Rives méditerranéennes, numéro 56, 2018, pp. 147-174.



Further details

A WOODEN SHIP'S FIGUREHEAD OR STERN ORNAMENT REPRESENTING A TRITON BLOWING INTO A CONCH SHELL, FRENCH, PROBABLY FROM THE SCULPTURE WORKSHOP OF THE TOULON OR MARSEILLE NAVAL ARSENAL, LATE 17TH OR 18TH CENTURY
Medium:Wood
Genre:Mythological painting
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Sculptures, Statues & Figures
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