Clodion - Pair of censers (burners)

Superb pair of in gilded bronze and bronze with brown patina signed Clodion

Three putti musicians on a base with decoration of dragons & fauna
Lids also in gilded bronze and bronze with brown patina

The subject is quite representative of the art of this sculptor and the quality of bronzes (without stamp of foundry) is remarkable ...

Dimensions
Total height: 39 cm (29 cm without the lid)
Diameter of the neck: 15,6 cm
Width base: 22 cm

Weight: 5 , 7 kg X 2 = 11,4 kg

Clodion is a French sculptor very widely represented in museums (including the Louvre Museum) and there is an abundant bibliography on his life and work. Our censers are rare on the market and of a very high quality of execution.