Emmanuel Fremiet (French, 1824-1910), Pan et les oursons

Late 19th-early 20th century, signed E. FREMIET to the naturalistic terrace edge and numbered '147'; group depicting Pan playfully reclined with two bears cubs after the original marble exhibited at the Paris Salon by the artist in 1867, now at the Musee d'Orsay.

7 x 13 x 4 1/4 in.

From the Collection of Josephine Chapman Borthwick, Pinehurst, North Carolina

Literature: Kjellberg, Pierre. Bronzes of the 19th Century, Dictionary of Sculptors (Atglen: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 1994), pages 327-337, illustrated on page 333.

Museum D’Orsay, “Pan et Oursons” on display in marble

Some greening to the patina; underside with verdigris.