Lot Essay
First modelled in 1766. The sitter was the son of Louis XV and father of Louis XVI.
Details
A SÈVRES BUST OF THE DAUPHIN
LATE 18TH CENTURY, INCISED B AT THE BACKS
His head slightly turned to the left, in armor, sash and cloak, on separate socle base (some cracks)--12¾in. (32.5cm.) high
LATE 18TH CENTURY, INCISED B AT THE BACKS
His head slightly turned to the left, in armor, sash and cloak, on separate socle base (some cracks)--12¾in. (32.5cm.) high
Literature
Ruth Berges, "Soft-paste biscuit figures from Vincennes and Sèvres", The Connoisseur, November 1967, pp. 199, fig. 11