Charles CUMBERWORTH Lot n° 317

BRONZE CHARMANT "YOUNG COUPLE OF PEASANTS AT THE BIRDS' NEST" AFTER Charles CUMBERWORTH (1811-1852) Bronze group signed on the terrace and Susse Freres on the axe on the ground. 35,5 x 31,5 x 16 cm Condition of use and maintenance Charles Cumberworth, born in Verdun on February 17, 1811 and died in Paris on May 19, 1852, is a French sculptor. He was a student of Jean-Jacques Pradier at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and was responsible for bronze objects, vases, clocks and candelabras. His most famous sculptures are L'Amour de soi (Musée des beaux-arts de La Rochelle), Lesbie et son moineau (Paris, Musée du Louvre) and Paul et Virginie (1851). He exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1833 to 1848.