Coinchon, Alexander and the Lion of Bazaar, 1800s, Bronze

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Bronze sculpture with a brown patina, titled "Alexander Killing a Lion in Bazaar on the Banks of the Bosphorus": Prince … Read more Bronze sculpture with a brown patina, titled "Alexander Killing a Lion in Bazaar on the Banks of the Bosphorus": Prince Alexander is depicted as a hero, nude, with his sword raised, ready to strike down a lion already subdued.

This sculpture illustrates an episode from the youth of Alexander the Great.

This bronze bears the signature of Jacques Coinchon (1814-1883): a French sculptor, he studied in Paris where he became a student of David d'Angers and entered the École des Beaux-Arts in 1838. He debuted at the Salon of 1844 and exhibited for the last time in 1881.

The bronze is offered for sale as is: wear consistent with age to the patina, an added piece (old restoration to the base), and minor dents (on the shoulder).

Height 31 cm, 30 x 16 cm, 7.45 kg This piece has an attribution mark,
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