Online Auction 23287Two American Collections: The Estates of Adolphus and Emily Andrews, San Francisco and Donald Bruce Wilson, Memphis
A SEVRES BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A STANDING NYMPH (L'AMITIÉ AU COEUR)
Lot 144PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DR. BRUCE WILSON

A SEVRES BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A STANDING NYMPH (L'AMITIÉ AU COEUR)

1766-1773, INCISED B FOR DIRECTOR J.-J. BACHELIER, MODELED BY BY ÉTIENNE-MAURICE FALCONET

Closed18 June 2024

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USD 3,000–5,000

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A SEVRES BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A STANDING NYMPH (L'AMITIÉ AU COEUR)
1766-1773, INCISED B FOR DIRECTOR J.-J. BACHELIER, MODELED BY BY ÉTIENNE-MAURICE FALCONET
Modeled as a draped nymph with a leafy crown, a heart in her hands and her foot on a mask, standing by a tree trunk and raised on a circular base
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high

Anonymous sale; Phillips de Pury & Company, Luxembourg, 11 July 2002, lot 4.

Specialist note

The present figure was first modeled by Falconet in 1764. The subject of 'L'Amitié' or 'L'Amitié au Coeur' was a popular one in the mid-18th century. Madame de Pompadour was herself modelled in the role by Falconet in 1755.

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