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Lot 612 PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTOR OF 19TH CENTURY FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART (LOTS 601-637)
AFTER SIMON-LOUIS BOIZOT (FRENCH, 1743-1809)
Pluton et Proserpine and Borée et Orythie
Closed14 November 2018
Price Realised
GBP 12,000
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Specialist note
These bronze groups are later copies of models originally conceived by Simon-Louis Boizot (1743–1809) for reproduction in biscuit de Sèvres, which the sculptor exhibited in the Salon of 1786. Boizot drew his inspiration for these works from the earlier models of Pluto and Prosperine and Boreas and Oreithyia by François Girardon (1628-1715) and Gaspard Marsy (1624-1681), respectively, and designed by Le Brun to be erected in the garden at Versailles as decoration for the Parterre d'Eau.
From the late 18th century throughout the nineteenth century, many bronze casts after the two Boizot groups were collected as indicators of status and wealth and placed on display for all to see in salons and drawing rooms. Two such bronzes dated from the second-quarter 19th century are in the prestigious Wallace Collection, London (inv. S196 & S197).
From the late 18th century throughout the nineteenth century, many bronze casts after the two Boizot groups were collected as indicators of status and wealth and placed on display for all to see in salons and drawing rooms. Two such bronzes dated from the second-quarter 19th century are in the prestigious Wallace Collection, London (inv. S196 & S197).