FERNAND CIANCIANI called FERNAND CIANItaly/France, 1889-1954"Comte d'Artois (later Charles X, King of France)"Executed in the first quarter of the 20th centurySigned "Fernand Cian" to shoulderPatinated terracotta over marble socle13" H x 3 7/8" base diameter x 7 1/2" WThis
terracotta model represents the young Comte d’Artois, later Charles X,
in a format derived from the French eighteenth century portrait bust
tradition. The softly rounded features and upward turn of the head give
the subject a courtly refinement, while the handling of the drapery and
floral ornament introduces the more animated surface associated with
early 20th century sculpture. An example of this model is held by the
National Gallery of Art, Washington (acc. no. 2005.136.1).Fernando
Cian, born Fernando Cianciani in Carrara, worked in France and built
his reputation through finely finished terracottas and bronzes in the
early 20th century. He studied in Paris under Laporte Blairsy and
Alexandre Falguière, exhibited repeatedly at the Salon des Artistes
Français between 1907 and 1928, and received an honorable mention in
1921. His work moves between Art Nouveau inflection and an evident
sympathy for 18th century French models. Works by Cian are in the
collections of the National Gallery of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of
Art where his terracotta Cupidwas acquired with Museum funds in 1944 and remains in the permanent collection, and in the Musée d'Orsay.Condition: Rubbing and wear to the patina, minor abrasions. A fine presentation, ready to place.ref. 603HHP31PAbout silla | antiques & art
Established in 2009, our 9000 square foot brick-and-mortar gallery is home to a carefully curated and catalogued inventory of furniture, decorative arts, paintings, sculpture and estate jewelry. Our company has long specialized in sculpture circa 1860 through 1930 and as such the gallery always has a very large collection of
exceptional European and American sculpture available on display.
The gallery is located at 117 W Burd Street in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania and is open by appointment only. We welcome your visit and would love to meet with you. For clients located outside of the area, we are always available to discuss items by video conferencing or by phone.
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All shipping is handled either in-house by our packing associates in our fully-equipped packing facility or by our local trusted specialized third-party shipping partner. All shipments are fully insured and GUARANTEED for safe delivery. Your shipment will generally be packed as follows depending on the complexity and fragility of the item:
- Wrapping the item in several inches of heavy-duty bubble wrap with careful attention shown to pressure points, crafting the placement of the bubble wrap in a manner that allows delicate parts of the item to remain out of harm's way.
- If appropriate, wrapping delicate elements in cardboard after bubble wrapping in order to provide additional rigidity.
- The item is then placed into a tight-fitting carton with a void fill of either Styrofoam, bubble wrap, inflatable bubbles or a combination of the three to ensure it cannot move within the carton.
- That carton is then double-boxed by placing it into an outer carton 2-3" larger on all sides with an appropriate void fill in the gap [note, paintings are generally not double-boxed but instead have a different packing methodology to properly protect the frame from pressure]
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