Featured Pan figurine. Who's the sculptor ?

A couple of years ago I bought this figurine at an auction. Pan of bronce sitting on a 'rouge griotte' ? marble base. 17.5 cm high. French ? Around 1900 ?

But who's the sculptor ? They couldn't find out at the V&A in London, but maybe you can ?

 

Charming fellow, but I can't help, alas.

 

Look at those little cloven feet! Too dear.

Debora

 

And those little pointed ears.

 

Does his face look more "realistic" (for lack of a better term) than most sculpture ? I wonder if it might have been a commission,or a one off gift from the sculptor.

 

I think the face is genuinely that of a very young child.

Clodion did this sort of thing, but fussier.

https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Seated-fauns--one-playing-the-pan-flute-/E2542E4111012CAB

 

Favorite listing title of the day:

Panas / Pan Sitting on The Rock Playing a Syringe Cold Cast Bronze Statue 12'

Playing a syrinx. Guess they can be forgiven; the plural is syringes.

 

If the VA couldn't crack it, not sure what hope there is for us. Almost everything I find that is similar is French or French school.

 

Much of the charm is the pose. He's sitting "criss-cross apple sauce" as a child would.

Debora

 

Some random thoughts. Looking at the join between the figure and the base maybe the two objects might be a ‘marriage’ ie. they didn’t start their lives together. What do you think? Maybe the figure was off a French figural clock. I guess when this was done having Pan rather than a cherub would be seen as slightly provocative. Did the V&A actually examine this ‘in the flesh’?

 

And he has an inny bellybutton.

 

I fell down a shallow rabbit hole chasing a porcelain modeler who signed L Baldessi. He did some really wonderful putti.

 

Figurines like this one was often small scale copies of admired statues. So maybe we should have a look in our local park. I've done so, unfortunately with no luck.

 

That's such an interesting thought. Thank you for sharing.

Debora

 

At least it will stay posted here, and maybe somebody will figure it out.

 

Nice. You don't show the bottom. How is he attached? Can you detach him and see if there is anything marked on the bottom without compromising the piece?