Vintage Terracotta Bust Alexandre Brongniart As Child (1770-1847) Founder Sevres Porcelain - Amazing

does not come with pedestal . . . .measures 18" x 11' x 7" . . . . .Alexandre Brongniart (February 5th 1770 – October 7th 1847) was a French chemist, mineralogist, geologist, paleontologist, and zoologist, who collaborated with Georges Cuvier on a study of the geology of the region around Paris. Observing fossil content as well as lithology in sequences, he classified Tertiary formations and was responsible for defining 19th century geological studies as a subject of science by assembling observations and classifications . . . .Brongniart was also the founder of the Musée national de Céramique-Sèvres (National Museum of Ceramics), having been director of the Sèvres Porcelain Factory from 1800 to 1847. . . . .He was born in Paris, the son of the architect Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart and father of the botanist Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart. . . . In 1788, he co-founded the French Philomathic Society of Paris. . . . . . . In 1797, he became an instructor of natural history at the Central School of the Four Nations, and became the professor of mineralogy in 1822 at the Museum of Natural History in Paris . . . .He was appointed in 1800 by Napoleon's minister of the interior Lucien Bonaparte director of the revitalized porcelain manufactory at Sèvres, holding this role until death. The young man took to the position a combination of his training as a scientist— especially as a mining engineer relevant to the chemistry of ceramics— his managerial talents and financial acumen and his cultivated understanding of neoclassical esthetic . . . .He remained in charge of Sèvres, through regime changes, for 47 years. . . . .Brongniart introduced a new classification of reptiles and wrote several treatises on mineralogy and the ceramic arts. He also made an extensive study of trilobites and made pioneering contributions to stratigraphy by developing fossil markers for dating strata. . . . . He was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1819, and a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1823. . . . . . . .Hello and welcome to our latest auction . . . today we are at a fabulous home in Norwalk,CT of a long time collector with an incredible eye and impeccable taste . . .my client spent the past 50 years adding to his various collections and would buy from from institutions like Christies, Sothebys, Doyles right down to local thrift and tag sales . . . . this auction includes fine art, antiques (both period and decorative). . .porcelain, clocks, glass, statuary and fabulous decorative accessories . . . many pieces have provenance and some even receipts and purchase paperwork (some going back fifty years) . . . . I have known this client for 30+ years and I am honored to be handling the sale of this this very special collection . . . please look at everything . . . .and GOOD LUCK BIDDING ! ! ! ! . . .please note pickup is at a condominium complex in Norwalk,CT . .please park carefully and respectfully . . .THANK YOU . . .

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Brian Vasquez | (203) 856-0891 | newestatesale@aol.com

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NORWALK, CT 06851

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Monday, 11/25, 11:00 am to 2:30 pm

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