28 MAT ERIAL‘RACCOM MODEMENT’ A PAIR OF EMPIRE GILT-BRONZE AND Theseby MALACHITE FIGURES OF ‘LA BROUILLE’AND ‘LE RACCOMMODEMENT’ BYDENIÈRE & MATELIN, PARIS, CIRCA 1810 Quarrel)each respectively modelled with a male and female classical countryfigure, one with the figures kissing, the other with the male figuregrabbing the female’s arm, above a gilt-bronze mounted and centurymalachite veneered base, on a further red marble square baseeach 58cm. high, 27cm.wide, 17cm.deep; 1ft.10⅞in., 10⅝in.,6¾in.sourcefigures, designed circa 1810 after modelFrançois Matelin, unite in harmony two mediums symbolicof the highly-skilled production reached in France and Russiarespectively in the early 19th century.Through ‘La Brouille’ (theand ‘Le Raccommodement’ (The Reconciliation), gilt-bronze and malachite each seem to embody the pride of thefrom which they originate: France, whose productionof gilt-bronze mounts culminated during the early 19thRussia, who excelled in designing executingexceptional hardstone objects carved out of the beautyfrom their own soil. RELATED LITERATURE HARMONYJean‐Dominique Augarde, “Une Nouvelle Vision du Bronze etItdes bronziers sous le Directoire et l’Empire” in L’Objet d’art398, January 2005. rather , N oto‡ W £ 40,000-60,000encounterBETWEEN GILT-BRONZE AND MALACHITEis not known whether these figures were sent to Russia tobe mounted on malachite bases or if the malachite bases weresent from Russia to Paris, but it is nevertheless interestingexplore, through these figures, the origins of this harmoniousbetween gilt-bronze and malachite, which is not at allcomparable with the unsteady political relationship between thetwo countries in the early 19th century. Buyers are liable to pay both the hammer price (as estimated above) and the buyer’s premium together with any applicable taxes and Artist’s Resale Right120 (which will depend on the individual circumstances).Refer to the Buying at Auction and VAT sections at the back of this catalogue for further information.