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THBMorel Ladeuil, Elkington, Pompeiian Toilette, 1876
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LiveApr 23, 2023
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- Lot Description
Elkington silverplated electrotype bas relief rondel after the model by Léonard Morel-Ladeuil (French, 1820-1888), "Toilette de Venus", silver-plated electrotype plate, signed "Elkington C" lower right and signed and dated "L. Morel-Ladeuil / inv. et fec. / 1876" in a white lacquered octagonal frame. Rondel: 13" diameter Frame: 21" H x 21" W x 2" D Literature: See page 142 of "The Masterpieces of the Centennial international exhibition of 1876 .." (1876) Note: This work is mentioned in the catalogue of the Philadelphia exhibition: "Our engraving on page 125 ... is the latest work of the celebrated artist M. Morel Ladeuil, and in the opinion of competent judges, as a specimen of artistic metal-work of the highest class, it has never been surpassed either in conception of design or in delicacy of manipulation.... "The Pompeian Toilette" — as the Plaque is called — is some twenty inches. ... Looking at the engraved picture, one would say it was after some fine painting — say by Alma Tadema — and was the labor of the brush and pencil rather than the mallet and chisel. An inspection of the piece itself rather increases than diminishes the wonder. The texture of the fiesh, the drapery, the plants, the effect of distance, each and all are expressed with truly marvelous fidelity to nature; in brief, the tecnique is perfect. Looked at as an artistic conception, the work is not less remarkable. Here is a Pompeian lady, fresh from the bath, attended by her female slaves. The toilet is nearly completed; the necklace and armlets have been adjusted; one maiden is fastening the sandals to the anklets ; another stands holding the robe shortly to be donned, and a third finishes the adornment of the hair while her mistress contemplates the effect in a mirror. The pose and expression of each one of these figures are a study, but the central figure is a marvel of grace and loveliness. Accessory to this group are the room, the furniture, the ornaments, the flowers, and the recess beyond. All these details it will be observed have been carefully studied and combined to give a most harmonious whole. Except in the other works exhibited by the Messrs. Elkington, there is no metal-work of a like description in the Exhibition comparable with this fine plaque." Provenance: Property from an Upper East Side townhouse.
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