REF NO : B68171

Henri-Honoré Plé

A Large and Important Multi-Patinated Bronze Figure of an Arab Warrior

France, Circa 1880

£52,000

 

 

Dimensions

Height: 140 cm (56 in)
Width: 55 cm (22 in)
Depth: 50 cm (20 in)
REF NO : B68171

Description

A Large and Important Multi-Patinated Bronze Figure of an Arab Warrior by Henri Honoré Plé.

Signed Henri Plé to the base.

The figure is finely modeled as an Arab warrior, with a sword drawn and crescent tipped standard held aloft, with a rich multi-patinated patina heightened with gilding.

French, Circa 1880.

 

 

Date

Circa 1880

Origin

France

Medium

Patinated Bronze

Signature

Signed Henri Plé to the base.

Henri-Honoré Plé

Henri Honoré Plé (1853 – 1922) studied under Gérault and Mathurin Moreau, and worked as a painter and sculptor of portraits and bas-reliefs. He exhibited at the Salon from 1877 onwards winning an honourable mention in 1879 before going on to receive a bronze medal at the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle.

Bibliography:

Forrest, Michael. Art Bronzes, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, (Pennsylvania), 1998.

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