Edouard Lanteri (French 1848-1917) - Bronze Cast of R. Phene Spiers (1838-1916) - RARE & VALUABLE!

Bronze Cast of R. Phene Spiers - Cast Dated 1905

Size: 79x59mm, 170g

On offer this valuable and interesting find!  A bronze cast of Richard Phene Spiers, an accomplished artist, writer and achitect. It was cast by artist and lecturer Prof Edouard Lanteri (1848-1917) and research shows  as a "Medallion in Commemoration of the recent Presentation to Mr. R. Phene Spiers". Lanteri was born in France but later took British nationality. He studied art in the studios of François-Joseph Duret and Aimé Millet and at the school of fine arts under Jean-Baptiste Claude Eugène Guillaume and Pierre-Jules Cavelier. A period of poverty led him to becoming a cabinetmaker, but in 1872 on the recommendation of fellow sculptor Jules Dalou, he moved to London to work as a studio assistant to Joseph Edgar Boehm. He stayed at the studio until 1890.  Lanteri's sculptures were mainly modelled in clay before being cast in bronze, though he would also work in stone. He produced portrait busts, statuettes and life size statues.  As of 1880 he taught at the South Kensington Arts Schools and in 1900 became the college's first Professor of Modelling (1900–10); in this role he was involved with the architectural and decorative sculpture for Sir Aston Webb's Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

Fabulous RARE Find for the Art Enthusiast!!!

Shipping: R25

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