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Bronze and brass bronze patina thermometer representing a rabbit sitting at the foot of a column, inscription "Leporis Defensori 1879" Hornaning (City of Northern France), label founder Susse * in Paris, vintage late nineteenth century.
This thermometer is in its own juice. The glass tube is broken at the bottom (does not work).
A note: this thermometer is a little wobbly (a slightly twisted foot), broken tube, wear of time, see photos.
Founded in 1758, in Paris, originally trade stationery, she won acclaim in the foundry art. The two Susse brothers , Nicolas and Victor, began by marketing small bronzes in their stationery Passage Panoramas. We find traces of their new activity of art founders in 1839, they publish a small catalog of their production. This is their first major contract with a renowned sculptor, James Pradier, who launched their company in 1841. In 1847, they used the Sauvage reduction process, which allowed the creation of small bronzes for furniture reproducing famous works. Under the Second Empire, the house prospered thanks to many artists completing its catalog. Nicolas and Victor having died, it is Albert Susse who continues the activity, relying on two stores of sale in Paris. A third, will open in the 1900s at 13 Boulevard de la Madeleine.C'est today the oldest art foundry in France still active and she received the label Living Heritage.
