Attributed to Albert-Ernest Carrier Belleuse

Exhibited by Adrian Alan

Material Gilt-Bronze

Dimensions 210 × 76 × 76 cm

Place of Creation France

Price Available upon inquiry

Status Vetted

About the Work

A Monumental Gilt-Bronze Sculptural Group Of ‘The Children Of Bacchus’, On Pedestal.

Attributed to Albert-Ernest Carrier Belleuse (1824 –1887) and Christofle et Cie, Paris.

France, Circa 1850.

Modelled as a fruiting tree bearing three seated bacchantes nurturing three cherubic putti. Another putto is caught in the branches below. At the base of the tree there is a seated satyr, another reclines beside a discarded chalice and a third climbs the tree. The tree is encircled by branches of fruiting vine, and the canopy is filled with an abundance of fruits, including apples, oranges, pears, cherries and a pumpkin. At the centre there is a pineapple finial.

The ebonised oak pedestal mounted with gilt-bronze foliate garlands.

Specifications:

Dimensions of The Centrepiece:

Height : 120 cm | 47 inches

Width : 76 cm | 30 inches

Depth : 76 cm | 30 inches

Weight : 166 kg | 364 lbs

Dimensions of The pedestal:

Height: 90 cm | 35 inches

Width: 60 cm | 24 inches

Depth: 60 cm | 24 inches

Weight: 60 kg | 132 lbs

Total Height : 210 cm | 83 inches

Total Weight: 226kg | 498 lbs

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Provenance

Private Collection, UK.

Literature

H. Bouilhet, L'orfèvrerie française aux XVIIIe et XIXe siècles, Paris, 1908.

J. Hargrove, The Life and Work of Albert-Ernest Carrier Belluese (1824-1887), New York, 1977.

Carrier-Belleuse: Le Maître de Rodin, Exhibition Catalogue, Château de Compiègne, Paris, 2014.

A. Gay-Mazuel, Christofle: A Brilliant Story, Exhibition Catalogue, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2025.