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“Lion Combattant” \u2014 C\u012b\u0146as lauva, terakota ar bronzas patinu, p\u0113c Thomas Fran\u00e7ois Cartier (1879\u20131943) mode\u013ca, Ateliers d’Art Martini izdevums, Francija, ap 1910.\u20131940.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcd0 IZM\u0112RI<\/strong><\/p>\n

Augstums 63 cm. Materi\u0101ls: terakota ar tum\u0161i br\u016bnu bronzas imit\u0101cijas patinu. Svars: iev\u0113rojami smags \u2014 mas\u012bvs l\u0113jums uz organiskas klints pamatnes.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f IZGATAVO\u0160ANAS PERIODS, M\u0100KSLAS STILS, LAIKMETS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u0160\u012b skulpt\u016bra pieder Francijas Animalier<\/em> skolas ziedu laikam \u2014 periodam, kad dz\u012bvnieku skulpt\u016bra Par\u012bz\u0113 baud\u012bja t\u0101du presti\u017eu un kolekcion\u0101ru uzman\u012bbu, k\u0101du agr\u0101k bija peln\u012bju\u0161as tikai v\u0113sturiskas un mitolo\u0123iskas ainas. No Antoine-Louis Barye<\/strong> \u2014 animalier<\/em> trad\u012bcijas t\u0113va \u2014 iedibin\u0101t\u0101s trad\u012bcijas tie\u0161\u0101 mantojum\u0101 uzauga jauna paaudze skulptoru, no kuriem Thomas Fran\u00e7ois Cartier<\/strong> bija viens no spilgt\u0101kajiem.<\/p>\n

C\u012b\u0146as lauva \u2014 Lion Combattant<\/em> \u2014 ir viens no klasisk\u0101kajiem animalier<\/em> mot\u012bviem, kas simboliz\u0113 ne tikai dz\u012bvnieku pasaules sp\u0113ku un skaistumu, bet ar\u012b to tikumisko dimensiju, ko 19.\u201320. gadsimta s\u0101kuma Eiropas kult\u016bra projic\u0113ja uz savva\u013cas pl\u0113s\u0113ju: drosmi, br\u012bv\u012bbu, karalisko cie\u0146u pat briesm\u0101s. C\u012bno\u0161\u0101 vai draudo\u0161\u0101 lauva k\u0101 skulpt\u016bras t\u0113ls bija kl\u0101teso\u0161s gan aristokr\u0101tiskajos un bur\u017eu\u0101ziskajos interjoros, gan publiskaj\u0101 telp\u0101 \u2014 valdnieku pil\u012bs, bank\u0101s, ministrij\u0101s \u2014 k\u0101 varas un neuzvaramas gribas vizu\u0101lais simbols.<\/p>\n

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\u269c\ufe0f RA\u017dOT\u0100JS UN Z\u012aMOGS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uz skulpt\u016bras pamatnes redzami divi mar\u0137\u0113jumi, kas kop\u0101 veido prec\u012bzu izcelsmes dokumentu:<\/p>\n

Pirmais \u2014 bronzas pl\u0101ksn\u012bte ar tekstu “LION COMBATTANT \/ de T. Cartier (M\u00e9d. d’Or au Salon)”<\/strong> \u2014 apliecina gan darba nosaukumu, gan autora identit\u0101ti un vi\u0146a augst\u0101ko apbalvojumu: Zelta meda\u013cu Par\u012bzes Salon\u0101<\/strong>. Tas ir viens no presti\u017e\u0101kajiem apbalvojumiem, ko 20. gadsimta pirmaj\u0101 pus\u0113 var\u0113ja ieg\u016bt Francij\u0101 praktiz\u0113jo\u0161s t\u0113lnieks.<\/p>\n

Otrais \u2014 iespiestais ov\u0101lais z\u012bmogs “ATELIERS D’ART MARTINI \/ REPRODUCTION INTERDITE”<\/strong> \u2014 nor\u0101da uz izdev\u0113ju. Ateliers d’Art Martini<\/strong> bija iev\u0113rojama Par\u012bzes m\u0101kslas reprodukciju un skulpt\u016bras izdo\u0161anas firma, kas specializ\u0113j\u0101s augstv\u0113rt\u012bgu m\u0101kslinieku darbu tir\u0101\u017eas reprodukcij\u0101s terakot\u0101 un bronz\u0101 ar striktu autorties\u012bbu aizsardz\u012bbu \u2014 par to liecina uzraksts “Reproduction interdite”<\/em> (reproduc\u0113\u0161ana aizliegta). \u0160\u0101di ateljeji sadarbojas ar dz\u012bviem m\u0101ksliniekiem vai vi\u0146u mantiniekiem, maks\u0101ja autorhonor\u0101rus un nodro\u0161in\u0101ja, ka katra tir\u0101\u017ea tiek kontrol\u0113ta un numur\u0113ta. Tas noz\u012bm\u0113, ka \u0161is gabals nav anon\u012bma kopija, bet gan autoriz\u0113ts autora darba izdevums<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Thomas Fran\u00e7ois Cartier<\/strong> (1879\u20131943) bija viens no izcil\u0101kajiem Francijas animalier<\/em> t\u0113lniekiem 20. gadsimta pirmaj\u0101 pus\u0113. Vi\u0146\u0161 stud\u0113ja Par\u012bzes \u00c9cole des Beaux-Arts un k\u013cuva par regul\u0101ru Par\u012bzes Salona dal\u012bbnieku, kur ieguva augst\u0101kos apbalvojumus. Cartier specializ\u0113j\u0101s eksotisko un savva\u013cas dz\u012bvnieku t\u0113lo\u0161an\u0101 \u2014 lauv\u0101s, t\u012b\u0123eros, leopardos, zirgos \u2014 ar \u0101rk\u0101rt\u0113ju natur\u0101listisku precizit\u0101ti un dramatisku ener\u0123iju. Vi\u0146a darbi atrodami Francijas un Be\u013c\u0123ijas nacion\u0101lajos muzejos, k\u0101 ar\u012b priv\u0101taj\u0101s kolekcij\u0101s vis\u0101 pasaul\u0113.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udc8e RETUMS UN NOZ\u012aME<\/strong><\/p>\n

Autoriz\u0113ti Martini atelje izdevumi p\u0113c T. F. Cartier<\/strong> mode\u013ciem ar abiem mar\u0137\u0113jumiem \u2014 gan autora parakstu, gan izdev\u0113ja z\u012bmogu \u2014 ir reti kolekcion\u0101ru tirg\u016b. \u0160\u0101da dokument\u0113ta izcelsme \u2014 m\u0101kslinieks ar Zelta meda\u013cu au Salon<\/em>, autoriz\u0113ts izdev\u0113js ar “Reproduction interdite”<\/em> klauzulu \u2014 pie\u0161\u0137ir skulpt\u016brai muzejisko v\u0113rt\u012bbu un striktu provenances \u0137\u0113di.<\/p>\n

Animalier<\/em> skulpt\u016bras ar verific\u0113jamu m\u0101kslinieka izcelsmi, it \u012bpa\u0161i no Par\u012bzes Salona meda\u013cniekiem, p\u0113d\u0113j\u0101s desmitgad\u0113s piedz\u012bvo iev\u0113rojamu piepras\u012bjuma pieaugumu gan Eiropas, gan starptautiskaj\u0101 izsoles un gal\u0113riju tirg\u016b.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f PIELIETOJUMS INTERJER\u0100, DIZAIN\u0100 UN FOTOGR\u0100FIJ\u0100<\/strong><\/p>\n

63 cm augst\u0101 lauvas skulpt\u016bra ar t\u0101s dramatisko, uz priek\u0161u virzo\u0161o kust\u012bbu ir izcils galvenais akcentgabals jebkur\u0101 interjer\u0101 \u2014 uz mas\u012bva koka galda, kam\u012bnmalas, konsoles vai postamenta. Tum\u0161i br\u016bn\u0101 patina ar bronzas atspulgiem iederas gan klasiskos un eklektiskos interjoros, gan modern\u0101, kontrastain\u0101 vid\u0113. Skulpt\u016bras tr\u012bsdimension\u0101l\u0101 dinamika \u2014 lauva it k\u0101 tikko pak\u0101pusi uz klints, galva pagriezta ar atv\u0113rtu muti \u2014 nodro\u0161ina vizu\u0101lu iespaidu no jebkura skatpunkta.<\/p>\n

Interjera un m\u0101kslas fotogr\u0101fiem \u0161\u012b skulpt\u016bra ir izcils objekts: dzi\u013c\u0101 patina, matu fakt\u016bra un muskulat\u016bras model\u0113juma precizit\u0101te lieliski rea\u0123\u0113 gan uz s\u0101nu, gan front\u0101lo apgaismojumu.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udf81 D\u0100VANA UN PERSONALIZ\u0100CIJA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lauva ir Lauvas zodiaka z\u012bmes simbols (23. j\u016blijs \u2014 22. augusts) \u2014 un \u0161\u012b izcil\u0101 skulpt\u016bra ir reprezentat\u012bva d\u0101vana augst\u0101kaj\u0101 iesp\u0113jamaj\u0101 l\u012bmen\u012b: v\u0113stniekiem, valsts amatperson\u0101m, uz\u0146\u0113mumu vad\u012bt\u0101jiem un jebkuram, kura dz\u012bv\u0113 lauvas t\u0113ls nes person\u012bgu vai profesion\u0101lu noz\u012bmi. Lauva k\u0101 varas, drosmes un c\u0113luma arhetips ir univers\u0101ls simbols vis\u0101s kult\u016br\u0101s \u2014 no Eiropas heraldikas l\u012bdz \u0100zijas trad\u012bcijai, kur lauvas fig\u016bra aizsarg\u0101 ieejas un mar\u0137\u0113 iev\u0113rojamas telpas. \u0160\u012b skulpt\u016bra ir ar\u012b izcila korporat\u012bva d\u0101vana finan\u0161u, juridisk\u0101 vai valsts sektora kontekst\u0101 \u2014 t\u0101 run\u0101 bez v\u0101rdiem par sp\u0113ku, stabilit\u0101ti un presti\u017eu.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd0d ST\u0100VOKLIS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Skulpt\u016bra kopum\u0101 lab\u0101 un kolekcion\u0101riski noz\u012bm\u012bg\u0101 st\u0101vokl\u012b. Terakotas virsma ar bronzas imit\u0101cijas patinu saglab\u0101jusi savu dzi\u013cumu un nokr\u0101su. Uz pamatnes atsevi\u0161\u0137\u0101s viet\u0101s redzams tum\u0161\u0101ks terakotas tonis \u2014 patinas da\u013c\u0113ja nolup\u0161ana, kas atkl\u0101j pamatmateri\u0101lu \u2014 tas ir vecuma un lieto\u0161anas dabisks rezult\u0101ts, nemazinot skulpt\u016bras m\u0101ksliniecisko un kolekcion\u0101ro v\u0113rt\u012bbu. Abas z\u012bmognospiedumi \u2014 bronzas pl\u0101ksn\u012bte un Martini ov\u0101lais z\u012bmogs \u2014 skaidri las\u0101mi un neskarti. Nav l\u016bzumu vai restaur\u0101cijas paz\u012bmju galvenajos kompoz\u012bcijas elementos.<\/p>\n

Lietas st\u0101voklis piln\u012bb\u0101 atspogu\u013cots fotogr\u0101fij\u0101s.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 DESCRIPTION IN ENGLISH<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Lion Combattant” \u2014 Fighting Lion, terracotta with bronze patina, after the model by Thomas Fran\u00e7ois Cartier (1879\u20131943), Ateliers d’Art Martini edition, France, circa 1910\u20131940.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcd0 DIMENSIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Height 63 cm. Material: terracotta with a deep brown bronze-imitation patina. Weight: considerably heavy \u2014 a solid casting on an organic rock base.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f PERIOD, ARTISTIC STYLE, AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT<\/strong><\/p>\n

This sculpture belongs to the zenith of the French Animalier<\/em> school \u2014 a period when animal sculpture in Paris enjoyed a prestige and collector attention previously reserved for historical and mythological subjects. From the tradition established by Antoine-Louis Barye<\/strong> \u2014 the founding father of the animalier<\/em> movement \u2014 a new generation of sculptors grew in direct inheritance, of whom Thomas Fran\u00e7ois Cartier<\/strong> was among the most brilliant.<\/p>\n

The fighting lion \u2014 Lion Combattant<\/em> \u2014 is one of the most classical animalier<\/em> motifs, symbolising not only the power and beauty of the animal kingdom but also the moral dimension that 19th- and early 20th-century European culture projected onto the wild predator: courage, freedom, and regal dignity even in danger. The fighting or threatening lion as a sculptural subject was present in both aristocratic and bourgeois interiors and in public spaces \u2014 royal palaces, banks, ministries \u2014 as a visual symbol of power and indomitable will.<\/p>\n

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\u269c\ufe0f MAKER’S MARK AND PUBLISHER<\/strong><\/p>\n

The base of the sculpture bears two marks that together constitute a precise document of origin.<\/p>\n

The first \u2014 a bronze plaque reading “LION COMBATTANT \/ de T. Cartier (M\u00e9d. d’Or au Salon)”<\/strong> \u2014 confirms both the title of the work and the author’s identity, together with his highest distinction: the Gold Medal at the Paris Salon<\/strong>. This is one of the most prestigious awards available to a practising sculptor in early 20th-century France.<\/p>\n

The second \u2014 an impressed oval stamp reading “ATELIERS D’ART MARTINI \/ REPRODUCTION INTERDITE”<\/strong> \u2014 identifies the publisher. Ateliers d’Art Martini<\/strong> was a distinguished Parisian firm specialising in high-quality authorised reproductions of sculptors’ works in terracotta and bronze, with strict copyright protection \u2014 as indicated by the “Reproduction interdite”<\/em> (reproduction prohibited) notice. Such ateliers collaborated with living artists or their estates, paid royalties, and ensured that each edition was controlled and supervised. This confirms that the present piece is not an anonymous copy but an authorised edition of the artist’s work<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Thomas Fran\u00e7ois Cartier<\/strong> (1879\u20131943) was one of the foremost French animalier<\/em> sculptors of the first half of the 20th century. He studied at the \u00c9cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and became a regular exhibitor at the Paris Salon, where he received the highest distinctions. Cartier specialised in exotic and wild animal subjects \u2014 lions, tigers, leopards, horses \u2014 with extraordinary naturalistic precision and dramatic energy. His works are held in French and Belgian national museums and in private collections throughout the world.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udc8e RARITY AND SIGNIFICANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Authorised Martini atelier editions after models by T. F. Cartier bearing both marks \u2014 the author’s signature and the publisher’s stamp \u2014 are rare on the collector market. This documented provenance \u2014 an artist awarded the Gold Medal au Salon<\/em>, an authorised publisher with a “Reproduction interdite”<\/em> clause \u2014 gives the sculpture museum-quality significance and a clear chain of provenance.<\/p>\n

Animalier<\/em> sculptures with verifiable artist attribution, particularly from Paris Salon medallists, have experienced significant growth in demand in both European and international auction and gallery markets in recent decades.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd6f\ufe0f USE IN INTERIOR DESIGN AND PHOTOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n

At 63 cm in height, with its dramatic forward-thrusting movement, this lion sculpture is an outstanding focal piece in any interior \u2014 on a solid timber table, mantelpiece, console, or plinth. The deep brown patina with bronze highlights suits both classical and eclectic interiors and a modern, high-contrast setting. The three-dimensional dynamism of the composition \u2014 the lion stepping onto a rock, head turned with open mouth \u2014 ensures a compelling visual impact from every angle.<\/p>\n

For interior and art photographers, this sculpture is an exceptional subject: the deep patina, the texture of the mane, and the precision of the musculature modelling respond superbly to both lateral and frontal lighting.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udf81 AS A GIFT AND PERSONALISATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

The lion is the symbol of the Leo zodiac sign (23 July \u2013 22 August) \u2014 and this exceptional sculpture represents a gift of the highest order: for ambassadors, senior officials, corporate executives and anyone for whom the lion carries personal or professional significance. The lion as an archetype of power, courage and nobility is a universal symbol across all cultures \u2014 from European heraldry to the Asian tradition, where the lion guards entrances and marks spaces of distinction. This sculpture also makes an outstanding corporate gift in financial, legal or governmental contexts \u2014 it speaks without words of strength, stability and prestige. The condition of the piece is fully reflected in the photographs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd0d CONDITION<\/strong><\/p>\n

The sculpture is in overall good and collectibly significant condition. The bronze-imitation patina on the terracotta surface retains its depth and tone. In certain areas of the base, a slightly darker terracotta tone is visible where the patina has partially worn, revealing the base material \u2014 a natural result of age and handling that does not diminish the artistic or collectible value of the piece. Both marks \u2014 the bronze plaque and the Martini oval stamp \u2014 are clearly legible and undamaged. No breaks or evidence of restoration are present on the principal compositional elements.<\/p>\n

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