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ALEXANDRE LANDRE - SEMUR-EN-AUXOIS

140 - Étienne Henri DUMAIGE (1830–1888), after
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Estimate €800 - €1,200
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Étienne Henri DUMAIGE (1830–1888), after A fine bronze group with a golden-brown patina, depicting a violinist and a lady of high standing. The group rests on a moulded, swivelling circular base with a Portor marble plinth. Signed Henri DUMAIGE and bearing the foundry mark E. COLLIN&CIE PARIS (on the base). Paris. Late 19th century. Circa 1885. H_62 cm (bronze) Henry Etienne Dumaige (1830–1888) was a French sculptor. He was a pupil of Jean Feuchère and Christophe Dumont. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français from 1863 to 1886. Notable works included *L’âge d’or*, a plaster group, exhibited at the 1863 and 1864 Salons; *Héros* at the 1866 Salon; and *Patrie*, a bronze group, at the 1886 Salon. Henri Dumaige was awarded a second medal in 1880. For the foundry Houdebine, which took part in the 1878 World’s Fair in Paris, he created two female caryatids holding torches, but he also worked for other foundries. Among other works, he created statues for Paris City Hall, followed by a marble statue of Rabelais for the City of Tours. Émile COLLIN, a renowned foundryman who had been based at 29 Rue de Sévigné in Paris since 1843, began producing works by the greatest masters of French sculpture as early as 1855, including A.E. Carrier-Belleuse (The Zouave), J. Pradier (The Three Graces, Venus Consoling Cupid) and, from 1875, J.B. Carpeaux (The Child with the Horn), as well as the Parisian silversmith Christofle. He marked his bronzes with the inscription “E. Colin & Cie” from 1882 to 1898. The mark evolved to become “M. Colin & Cie” from 1898 to 1906, then “Ancienne Maison Colin, Jollet & Cie” from 1906 to 1923. Émile Colin, who enjoyed an international reputation, sent bronze works to the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, including marble-mounted vases and a large bronze clock. By the end of the 19th century, the Colin firm was ranked amongst the greatest bronze casters, alongside Barbedienne, Susse and Siot-Decauville. On Émile Colin’s death in 1900, his older designs were sold to the firm Doistal, on Avenue Daumesnil in Paris, a company which has since ceased trading. The Colin firm was once again honoured at the 1900 Paris World’s Fair, notably for its stylish light fittings, designed by Léon Messagé. Expert: Stéphane PEPE - Expert: PEPE Stephane
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Auction time 10/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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