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CARRIER-BELLEUSE, A"Ariadne and the Panther"Terracotta, reddish-brown. Signed "A. Carrier Belleuse." 56 x 50 x 25 cm. 14.65 kg.On an oval pedestal, a young woman is trying with all her might to tame the struggling panther with the garland around its neck.Signs of age and wear, a few small cracks, the panther’s tail is torn and glued, a hole in the pedestal (possibly an intentional design feature).If this is by Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, then: French sculptor and draftsman (1824, Anizy-le-Château – 1887, Sèvres), studied under Pierre Jean David d’Angers at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris beginning in 1840, from the 1850s onward, he created marble works, bronze sculptures, and terracotta busts; he was called the “Clodion of the Second Empire” (Claude Michel Clodion, 1738–1814), In 1864, he befriended the young sculptor Auguste Rodin; from 1875 to 1887, he served as artistic director and head of the studio at the Manufacture royale de porcelaine de Sèvres in Sèvres. All lots with a reserve (starting price) of at least €2,000 will be cross-checked against the Art Loss Register database.Provenance: Peter Kaus Museum Estate.For this lot, we recommend personal pickup, fine art transport, or shipping via ThePackengers.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.
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10/05/2026
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