January 2, 2024
Edouard Drouot "En Garde" Original Antique Bronze Sculpture Fencing Sword c.1900
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"En Garde", Edouard Drouot (France, 1859-1945) Impressed with Foundry Mark "Casa Pusterla Rosario"Signed "E. Drouot" on baseItem # 120012IRP07041 This is a wonderful original antique bronze sculpture of a Fencer "En Garde", cast with incredible detail and clarity. Standing over a square naturalistic rocky base, the fencer is posed with his sword hand outstretched, ready for the advance of his attacker. Every aspect of his garp is crisply captured in bronze, even the wrinkles, twists and buttons on the clothing. The quality is mirrored in his facial features, the thin and perfect length of the sword, his fingernails and overall form. Cast with a deep greenish-brown patina, preserved very carefully and relatively untouched, this is an outstanding find for any serious collector of bronze works. This is a rather rare form, one that we have only seen come on the record of the auction market once over the last decade; we are not certain it was not cast after the originals, as Casa Pusterla Rosario is not a foundry typically associated with his works.Edouard Drouot was born in Sommevoire in the Haut Marne region on 3rd April 1859. Early in his career, Drouot was a successful painter, in addition to his sculpture, receiving an honourable mention at the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1900. Drouot studied in Paris under the renowned and
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