Lot 252
252
A SCULPTED WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A BACCHANTE
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A SCULPTED WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A BACCHANTE

IN THE MANNER OF JEAN-JOSEPH FOUCOU, PROBABLY LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A SCULPTED WHITE MARBLE FIGURE OF A BACCHANTE
IN THE MANNER OF JEAN-JOSEPH FOUCOU, PROBABLY LATE 18TH CENTURY
The partially clothed figure shown standing, her right arm raised with a bunch of grapes, with tree trunk support draped with attributes and with monogram signature 'R.L., INV.N., restorations
54½in. (138.5cm.) high
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Lot Essay

The interlocked initials possibly relate to the 18th century sculptor Robert Le Lorrain. The style of this piece however relates more to Jean-Joseph Foucou (1739-1815), a pupil of Caffieri and a contemporary of Clodion, an Acadamecian and a regular contributor to the Salons from 1779-1815. Foucou's choice of subject matter (mythological and allegorical female figures) is parallel to Clodion's.
A similar marble figure of a nymph, attributed to Foucou, and of nearly identical size, sold Christie's New York, 10 January 1995, lot 52.

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