Marius-Jean-Antonin Mercier (1845-1916) - Lot 259

Marius-Jean-Antonin Mercier (1845-1916) Gloria Victis Bronze proof with medal and gold patinas Titled on the base "GLORIA VICTIS". Signed 'A MERCIE' on the base Bears the circular stamp "ACHILLE COLLAS REDUCTION MECANIQUE". Bears the founder's mark "BARBEDIENNE, Fondeur, PARIS". (slight oxidation to patina, dagger bent, marble base missing) H: 62 cm on a red marble base, H: 12.5 cm Related works: - Antonin Mercié, Gloria Victis, 1875, bronze, H: 186 x W. 112 x D. 91 cm, Toulouse, musée des Augustins, inv. 48 101 ; - Antonin Mercié, Gloria Victis, 1875, bronze, H.311 x W. 192 x D.151 cm, Paris, Petit Palais, inv. PPS3351. Related literature - Florence Rionnet, Les bronzes Barbedienne. L'œuvre d'une dynastie de fondeur (1834-1954), Paris, Arthena, 2016, model listed under Cat. no. 1075, pp. 372-373