Bidspirit auction | 19th c. Jean-Antoine Houdon Bronze

19th c. Jean-Antoine Houdon Bronze Bust of Diana - Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828). Neoclassical bronze bust of Diana, 1814. Artist's signature incised along the underside of the woman's back, reading ”Houdon Sculpt.” Additional information incised along the base, reading ”Bruxelles 27 Fevrier 1814. Souvenir. Offert a notre ami Emile Michaux par Chretien Dansaert, Ildephonse Bruyneel, Philippe de Buck, Leonard Mommaerts, Eugene Becquet, Philippe Ruhnen, Adolphe van Damme, Oscar & Prosper Crabbe, Edouard Linauge, Yules Vander Relen, William Plaeter, Leon Grosjean, Ernest Reisse, Louis Verschueren, Emile Wolff, Edouard Vander Hecht, Meyer Franch, Charles van Wambecke, Bernard Loewenstein, Joseph Dans, Ferdinand Grosjean, Hippolyt Peemans, Ferdinand Moselli, Louis Bruynel, Charles Vanden Broeck, Gustave de Lantsheere, Alfred de Buck.” Height: 28 in x width: 17 in x depth: 8 in. Weight: 33 lbs 10 oz. Condition: There are no major dents, losses, or restorations. Areas of uneven patination throughout. Some light scuffs and scratches throughout.