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"The lady with the greyhound", stained glass window signed by Hubert Martineau Paris

The double window features a woman dressed in the fashion of the 19th century, resting on a bench next to a greyhound and an ornamental pond. The glass window follows the techniques of enameled glass and acid-etching. Hubert and Martineau were Parisian glass painters and stained glass manufacturer in the last quarter of the 19th century. They realized the superb decor of the Fermette Marbeuf, a restaurant located on the corner of Rue Boccador and Rue Marbeuf in Paris. They also realized in 1891 - 1893, the stained glass of the Saint-Rémi church of Draveil, Essonne.

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Mathurin MOREAU (1822 – 1912) (after), The Blacksmith, Cast iron sculpture after a model for the Val d'Osne Art Foundries

This Neo-classical style garden antique sculpture was realized in the late 19th century. This cast iron has a black patina for the base, anvil and hammer, meanwhile the character is painted in white. Its position is typical of classical statuary, he stands on his right leg and the left leg, free of body weight, is more relaxed. This cast iron sculpture was made after a drawing by the famous Mathurin Moreau (1822 – 1912) for the Val d'Osne foundries. Bibliography : Société anonyme des Fonderies d'art du Val d'Osne, Album n°2 – Fontes d'Art, 1900, Pl. 599, Ill. 285 « Le Forgeron » par Mathurin Moreau – See detail.

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Pair of antique stained glass windows with Neo-Renaissance style decor, late 19th c.

Beautiful pair of stained glass windows with decor of Neo-Renaissance style in gray with highlights of yellow realized at the end of the 19th century. Decoration of angels, foliages, vases, interlacing, ribbons ...

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Rare pair of winged lions, cast iron, 19th century

Although called "griffins" by the artist and in the foundry's catalogue, they are rather a pair of winged lions, as evidenced by the absence of bird beaks, in cast iron and made by the Ducel or Val d'Osne foundry at the end of the 19th century after a model by Eugène-Louis Lequesne. Le Monde illustré, 18 juillet 1863, pp. 13-16. Initially designed to be part of the decoration of the current Musée de Picardie in Amiens as part of the project for the exterior and interior decoration of the museum by the architect Arthur Diet, these two winged lions, known as "griffins", were commissioned in 1861 by Diet to the sculptor Eugène-Louis Lequesne. In a letter from the architect dated 31 December 1861 addressed to a commission, Diet specified that E. Lequesne: "will make a sketch of them but on condition that these animals (be made) after the antique. If we wanted animals copied from nature, he would not interfere". On 8 February 1861, Lequesne submitted his model, which he exhibits at the 1863 Salon. These "griffins" were drawn by Lequesne after the antique and were included in the catalogue of the Ducel or Val d'Osne foundry at the end of the 19th century. Very popular, this model was delivered in several countries as orders for monuments or outdoor decorations were received. This model can be found in two of the foundry's catalogues : Ducel Val d’Osne catalogue, Folio 405 – Plate 238, N° 10613 and N° 10613 bis. Eugène-Louis Lequesne (1815-1887) was a French sculptor, student of James Pradier, he exhibited his work at the Salon from 1842. He was awarded of the First Prize of Rome in 1844 and had already won second place in 1843. Brilliant sculptor, he was nominated as knight of the Legion of Honour in 1855 and regularly exhibited his work at the Salon, including the model for our sculptures. Many of his works, including the famous "Dancing Faun", adorn public spaces. The figure of the winged lion dates back to the ancient period. This period provided famous examples such as the "Winged Lion of Vulci" from the Etruscan civilisation. In the ancient Greco-Roman world, from which the models that inspired Lequesne were made, artistic representations of the lion were very frequently associated with the figure of the guardian, both of the world of the living and dead. This pair of winged lions is associated with the 19th century taste for both Antiquity and representations of the fantastic. Other sculptors of Lequesne's time produced similar sculptures, such as the chimeras of Henri-Alfred Jacquemart or the statue of the winged lion by Auguste-Nicolas Cain. Comparison work : Henri-Alfred Jacquemart, Chimère ailée, fontaine Saint-Michel, Paris, France, 1858-1860. Other international exemple of « griffins » by Val d’Osne foundry : Town Square Fountain, Leicester, United Kingdom.