An antique 19th century French gilt bronze statue Demeter and Persephone or The Allegory of Summer by Henry Honore Ple, French, 1853 to 1922. Very detailed casting. Signed on the base. Henri Honore Ple was a painter and sculptor, who trained under the celebrated French sculptor Mathurin Moreau. He exhibited for the first time at the Paris Salon in 1877 and received an honorable mention in 1879. His works were also exhibited at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900, where he received a bronze medal. Ple was a painter of portraits as well as a sculptor. Many of Ples works depict Oriental subject matter and he is particularly noted for his works in bronze and patinated bronze. Later in the 19th Century and in the early 20th Century Ple began to produce works in the popular Art Nouveau style. Antique and Vintage Bronze Sculptures, Statues, Figures, Home Decor, and Collectibles.