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Between Flemish nostalgia and rustic charm, this bagpiper still echoes 19th-century Flemish village festivals.
A charming little bronze, measuring 23 cm, with a golden brown patina, depicts a peasant musician playing the bagpipes, leaning against a tree trunk.
This type of subject, typical of the Flemish imagination and rustic scenes, enjoyed great popularity in the first half of the 19th century, driven by the Romantic taste for pastoral evocations.
The casting is particularly fine: the modeling of the face, the detail of the hands, the bellows of the bagpipe, and the tree trunk demonstrate fine craftsmanship. The deep, slightly golden patina brings warmth and softness to the volumes.
It is particularly noteworthy that some of the bagpipe's fine elements were cast separately, then added and fixed, a process reserved for high-quality bronzes that requires refined and meticulous craftsmanship. This bronze is part of the bourgeois decorative tradition, somewhere between art and folklore, recalling village festivals and the popular music of Flanders.
With its liveliness and refined rustic charm, this small bronze will naturally find its place in a cabinet of curiosities, a bookcase, or on an antique console table, in harmony with other 19th-century objects. It will also bring a warm and poetic touch to a more contemporary interior, where its brown and golden reflections will catch the eye.
Ref: 00HW8NXKDL
| Condition | Very good |
| Style | French Restoration, Charles X (Bronze sculptures of French Restoration, Charles X Style) |
| Period | 19th century (Bronze sculptures 19th century) |
| Country of origin | Belgium |
| Height (cm) | 23 |
| Shipping Time | Ready to ship in 2-3 Business Days |
| Location | 59000, Lille, France |
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