DESCRIPTION: Signed Joseph D'Aste (French, 1872-1940) "Les Bergers" bisque biscuit porcelain group figural sculpture, depicting a pair of lovers figures, Myriame et Daphne, a shepherd and shepherdess, both characters from "Les Bergers", a three-act opéra comique of 1865 with music by Jacques Offenbach. With an engraved signature and title on verso: "J. DAste" and "Les Bergers".

Joseph (Giuseppe) D'Aste (1881-1945) was a French sculptor of Italian origin. Born in Naples, he moved to Paris at the beginning of the 20th century. In the years 1905-1934 he exhibited his works at the Paris Salon. He is known for his works 'fete champetre' depicting idyllic scenes from the lives of shepherds.

This large porcelain figural group sculpture is hallmarked with the cobalt blue "S Samson" twigs mark, depicting crossed twigs, dating the end of the 19th to the beginning of the 20th centuries. The French porcelain manufactory of Samson & Cie. was established in 1845 by "Edmé Samson (Paris, 1810) at 7, Rue Vendome in Paris.


CIRCA: Late 19th-Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: France
DIMENSIONS: H: 16 1/4" W: 15 1/2"
CONDITION: Good overall condition, with some overall staining.
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