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silla was born out of a passion for beautiful objects: special pieces with aesthetic and historical significance. In 2009, after years of collecting, Andrew Silla and his wife Grace began to work privately with clients from their residence in Southern Maryland. Quickly outgrowing the space, the business was moved from Maryland to Pennsylvania in 2012 and after several warehouse location changes it was firmly settled in the present brick-and-mortar location in downtown Shippensburg.

The 9000 square foot brick-and-mortar gallery is home to a large collection of works of art and estate jewelry. We specialize in sculpture circa 1860 through 1930 with a particular emphasis on the Animaliers and as such the gallery always has a very large collection of exceptional European and American sculpture available on display.

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Mercie, Antonin

At just twenty-three, as a student both of Jouffroy and Falguiere at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Mercie won the Prix de Rom in 1868 with his Thesee Vainqueur du Minotaure. He remained in Rome from 1869-1873, creating both of his most famous works: David Vainqueur and Gloria Victis!; at 27 he won medal of first class with David Vainqueur, after which he began a long career of important commissions, including the funeral monuments of Louis-Philippe and Marie Amelie at the Dreux in 1886. By age thirty he was a famous sculptor and continued enjoying great success in his work, ultimately being named president of the Societe des Artistes Francais in 1913 only a few years before his death.

Literature:

  • Bronzes: Sculptors and Founders vol I, Berman, p. 157 & 159
  • The Bronzes of the 19th Century: Dictionary of Sculptors, Kjellberg, p. 488-91
  • Bronzes d'Art F. Barbedienne, Paris (1886 edition), p. 48
  • Art Bronzes, Forrest, p. 44-46, p. 479

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