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Two Durenne Foundry cast iron figures of a satyr and a triton 19th century
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
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Description
- 135cm. high
both depicted as young men; the satyr with ivy entwined hair, holding a goblet and a flute and dancing upon a wine-skin; the triton with seaweed entwined hair, holding a scallop and dancing upon a large shell, bases of both figures stamped
Catalogue Note
The design for the dancing triton is illustrated in J.C. Renard, L'Age de la Fonte, un Art une Industrie. 1800-1914. Suivi d ún Dictionnaire des Artistes, Paris 1985, p. 133.