A bronze sculpture with a brown patina, "Allegory of the Vine" after Hippolyte Moreau (1832-1927), depicting a draped woman with braided hair pulled back, holding a bunch of grapes in her raised hand and a thyrsus resting on her shoulder in the other. The young woman leans against a pilaster decorated with garlands and a cup. The bronze is signed "H.MOREAU" at the base and rests on a molded griotte red marble plinth. Bronze numbered: 5325. The thyrsus, a major attribute of Dionysus, the god of wine, is a large staff resembling a scepter, adorned with vine leaves and bunches of grapes, and ending in a pine cone. Late 19th century, circa 1880. Dimensions: W: 23cm, D: 23cm, H: 62cm. In good overall condition.
- Reference :
- 2996
- Availability :
- Sold
- Width :
- 23 (cm)
- Height :
- 62 (cm)
- Depth :
- 23 (cm)
- Identify Exists:
- False