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    • JEAN JULES BERNARD SALMSON (Paris, 1823-1902). "Hermes". Gilt bronze and marble base. Signed.
      Apr. 19, 2023

      JEAN JULES BERNARD SALMSON (Paris, 1823-1902). "Hermes". Gilt bronze and marble base. Signed.

      Est: €2,500 - €3,000

      JEAN JULES BERNARD SALMSON (Paris, 1823-1902). "Hermes". Gilt bronze and marble base. Signed. Measurements: 50 x 23 x 21 cm. Jean Jules Salmson was the son of Jean-Baptiste Salmson (1807-1866), a Swedish engraver of medals and precious stones, who settled in Paris in 1823. He entered the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he was a pupil of Jules Ramey, Armand Toussaint and Auguste Dumont. In 1845 he won the sculpture essay competition on the theme of L'Effroi. In 1846 he competed for the second time in the Grand Prix de Rome, but destroyed the work with which he was not satisfied. Jules Salmson lived on the Boulevard du Temple and began exhibiting at the 1859 Salon, sending medallions and then busts. In 1867, he was made a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. He taught many sculptors, including Émile-Coriolan Guillemin, André Paul Arthur Massoulle, Jean-Louis Grégoire, Henri Lebossé, Vincent Desiré Faure de Broussé (1876-1908). He was later appointed director of the Geneva School of Industrial Arts in 1876.

      Setdart Auction House
    • An Antique French Bronze Figure of Eros Forging
      Sep. 11, 2010

      An Antique French Bronze Figure of Eros Forging

      Est: $400 - $600

      An Antique French Bronze Figure of Eros Forging Arrows, after Jean-Baptiste Salmson (French, 1807-1866), height 9 1/2 in., diameter 5 in.

      Neal Auction Company
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