Description
Named Porteur d’eau Tunisien
From our Antique Bronze Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this French Bronze Figure by Jean Didier Debut. The figure named Porteur d’eau Tunisien (Tunisian Water Bearer) is exceptionally cast upon a slightly rounded plinth base with a natural textured surface. The figure stands bearing two pales of water dressed in cloth wearing a traditional fez with tassel. The figure is signed to the base Debut for Jean Didier Debut (1824-1893) along with a foundry mark reading Bronze Garanti Au Titre, Paris (Bronze Title Guarantee, Paris) and an ormolu plaque reading Prix de Rome (Rome price). The French Bronze Figure by Jean Didier Debut dates to the second half of the 19th century Circa 1870.
Literature
Illustrated p.266 of P.Kjellberg, Les Bronzes Du XIXe Siecle Paris
Jean Didier Debut (1824-1893)
studied under David d’Angers and was the father of Marcel Debut. He won the Prix de Rome in 1851 and exhibited numerous times at the Salon from 1848 until his death. The present bronze exemplifies the fascination with the Middle East that prevailed during the second half of the 19th century in Paris.
BRONZE
is a metal alloy consisting of copper, about 12% tin and often other metals such as aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc and sometimes, non-metals such as phosphorus, arsenic and, silicon. The additions produce a range of alloys that are harder than copper alone and often have other useful properties such as strength, ductility, and/or machinability.
MEASUREMENTS
32cm High x 14cm Wide x 15cm Deep ( 12.6 x 5.5 x 5.9 inches )
CONDITION
Excellent antique condition, minimal wear
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