Medallion Alexandre Bataille piano music publisher Jean-Baptiste (? PONCET 1863

Description: 244- etmedaillonBronze cast from 1863.Dimensions : 16.5 cm.Weight : 400 g.Metal : bronze.Signed "Poncet" at the bottom and titled "Alexandre Bataille" on the left.Right: “Memories of friendship”.Artist : probably Jean-Baptiste PONCET (1827-1901).Beautiful old patina.Fast and careful shipping.244- etmedaillon PARIS - “Mr. ALEXANDRE BATAILLE. - Even now that the taste for the piano is so widespread in all classes of society, we have preserved a prejudice as deplorable as it is absurd; it is that to two or three houses at most, to the exclusion of all others, belonged the prerogative of making good pianos.After these few houses, no salvation! This is a profound error that we, the intrepid and selfless soldiers of the industry, will constantly strive to uproot.We must say it, moreover, the Exhibition of 1855 has already opened many eyes to the true light, we were able to convince ourselves, with a little good will, that in France, talent was not only bequeathed from father to son in certain privileged families, but that he also took pleasure in enriching with his precious favors hard-working and persevering men who had done everything to call him to them.Such is Mr. Alexandre Bataille; thanks to in-depth studies and stubborn efforts, it currently occupies one of the first places in the ranks of the main manufacturers of upright pianos in the capital. All his instruments are noted for the solidity of the tuning, the power, the sonority and the accuracy of the sound.He introduced improvements which belong only to him, and they are especially excellent for export and long journeys, because humidity, rain, the most ardent sun cannot, so to speak, do anything about it. them. We can also judge them all according to those which were sent to the Exhibition of 1855; Mr. Alexandre Bataille is not one of those industrial charlatans who exhaust themselves with deceptive sacrifices for a circumstance of this kind, he took at random from his factory, to give only faithful specimens of his harmonious products." Parisian Mercury. Monitor of industry, arts, railways and the Universal Exhibition, 1855 (Gallica)PARIS - “HONORABLE MENTION. – Mr. ALEXANDRE BATAILLE, piano maker. A student of the Érard and Pape houses, Mr. Alexandre Bataille has good manufacturing principles and knows how to apply them with taste and intelligence. As proof, we only want the pianos that he exhibited, one of which in particular, the one that competed, has beautiful sounds, very clear and very homogeneous. In terms of solidity, these instruments leave nothing to be desired.Mr. Bataille also builds specially for export according to a system perfected by him and sanctioned by numerous experiments.Let us add that the prices of this recommendable house are relatively modest, which, combined with the excellent quality of its products, sufficiently explains the Vogue it enjoys.Given the time of musical distribution, we really cannot encourage too much the makers who, while not neglecting any part of their production, can put their prices within the reach of the most modest fortunes." La France musicale, 01/07/1855 , p. 386 (Gallica)PARIS - "Mr. Alexandre Bataille, piano maker and student of the Erard and Pape houses.Mr. Bataille was kind enough to lend his assistance to this solemnity by making one of his upright pianos available to the beneficiary, which we recently noticed at the Universal Exhibition for its elegance, purity of sound and, above all, modesty. prizes, rare qualities which earned their author not only the esteem and sympathies of the most competent amateurs and artists, but also the praise of the entire press." Expo 1855 Le Mercure parisien. Monitor of industry, arts, railways and the Universal Exhibition, 1856 (Gallica)1858PIANOS MODELS FROM MAISON ALEXANDRE BATAILLE ET Cie,Boulevart Saint-Martin, 37, in Paris, Art of the 19th century, 1858, p. 41 (Gallica)DIJON - "— Doing well and selling well is the problem we seek to solve in all branches of art, and this problem Mr. Alexandre Bataille solved in the making of pianos and especially the piano right.A good postman is an artist: who will contest this title from John Broadwood, Erard, Pleyel, Herz, Blanchet?The medal that the Dijon Commission, made up of competent men, has just awarded to Mr. Bataille, allows us to place his name here, without anyone being able to accuse us of injustice. This reward, so well deserved, he did not obtain it without effort.What studious vigils, what useless attempts, what fruitless experiments, what constant efforts, what constant work before arriving at the improvements that he made in the soundboards! The main indisputable qualities of see pianos are:Solidity; The strength and good quality of the sound; The smallness of the volume.This last quality is not indifferent, especially in Paris, where the apartments are so small and where, nevertheless, one cannot do without a piano.Everyone now knows music; it is an art which is part of teaching; the government regards it as a means of public education: witness the care it takes to extend the study of singing.Music has a great influence on morals, it softens them; it is a noble leisure, a useful and pleasant distraction which delivers the soul to the sweetest emotions.It is a means of peaceful gathering, an attraction to the domestic hearth. Don't we often get together with families and friends to make music?It is the duty of all sensible men to encourage the development of an art from which only good effects can be expected. May MA Bataille persevere in his efforts, art has not yet said its last word. Since Schroder, Cristofali and Marius, these factors of the beginning of the eighteenth century, what progress! Progress always says:" Walk ! walk ! » That MA Bataille takes this motto, the reception of the public must encourage it; its upright pianos will soon be in every living room, they are accessible to all people of wealth.— The Dijon exhibition, which again gave us this subject of praise for Mr. Alexandre Bataille, also granted to Mr. de Lablanchère, the photographer of Rachel's book and the distinguished portraitist, the highest of its rewards. "The Art of the 19th century: monthly review: Fine arts applied to industry, novels, chronicles, 1858, p. 201 (Gallica)PIANOS MODELS FROM MAISON ALEXANDRE BATAILLE ET Cie,Boulevart Saint-Martin, 37, in Paris, Art of the 19th century, 1858, p. 41 (Gallica)1859ROUEN - "Mr. Bataille, postman from Paris, exhibited several pianos, one of which made of ebony seemed to us to have good sound quality. Mr. Bataille also exhibited a bust which represents the face of a handsome boy. But this comes into the appreciation of sculpture or casting." Revue des Races Latines, 07/1859, p. 384 (Gallica)1860No. 1. - Upright piano, in rosewood; iron box spring and bolts, 700 francs; ordinary model, Troyes Exhibition, 1860TROYES - "Mr. Alexandre Bataille is one of our young, most intelligent factors; he understands art and manufacturing wonderfully, and knows how to make the most of the bringing together of these two talents too often opposed to each other.After having devoted a long time to the manufacture of all types of piano, Mr. Alexandre Bataille, a student of Érard and Pape, has devoted himself, for several years, in a very special way, to perfecting upright pianos, the only ones now destined to become general use.The efforts of Mr. Alexandre Bataille, which were directed simultaneously on the three main points which must constitute irreproachable instruments, that is to say the solidity, the strength and the good quality of the sound, the smallness of the volume, have achieved results which rightly motivate the preference that artists and enthusiasts give to its products.The piano factory of Mr. Alexandre Bataille et Cie is divided into two parts, and this organizational system has real advantages, in that the artistic part is completely distinct from the industrial part.No. 4. - Oblique piano, ball type, tortoiseshell, copper and gilded bronzes, 2000 francs; rich model, [DRAWING], Troyes Exhibition, 1860 Exhibition piano Troyes,No. 4. - Oblique piano, ball type, tortoiseshell, copper and gilded bronzes, 2000 fr., rich model [PHOTO], Troyes 1860Thus, the major works, such as the dam and all the cabinetmaking, are carried out in large and beautiful workshops, located at 60, Chaussée de Ménilmontant, in Belleville, built expressly for this work, and entrusted to the skilful management of Mr. Bataille senior, whose industrial titles include having been workshop manager at Pleyel et Cie for fifteen years.This remarkable establishment is undoubtedly one of the most complete for the manufacture of pianos, especially for the part relating to the preparation of the woods. The constructed instrument, but still raw, is transported to the workshops and elegant stores ofHe introduced improvements which belong only to him, and they are especially excellent for export and long journeys, because humidity, rain, the most ardent sun cannot, so to speak, do anything about it. them. We can also judge them all according to those which were sent to the Exhibition of 1855; Mr. Alexandre Bataille is not one of those industrial charlatans who exhaust themselves with deceptive sacrifices for a circumstance of this kind, he took at random from his factory, to give only faithful specimens of his harmonious products." Parisian Mercury. Monitor of industry, arts, railways and the Universal Exhibition, 1855 (Gallica) Mr. Bataille was kind enough to lend his assistance to this solemnity by making one of his upright pianos available to the beneficiary, which we recently noti

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