Lot Essay
This lot can be compared to the official portrait busts of Louis XVI by Simon-Louis Boizot (1743-1809) of which there are two versions in the collection of the Musée National du Château de Versailles.
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LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF SIMON-LOUIS BOIZOT
Details
A FRENCH WHITE MARBLE BUST OF LOUIS XVI
LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF SIMON-LOUIS BOIZOT
28½ in. (72.5 cm.) high
LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF SIMON-LOUIS BOIZOT
28½ in. (72.5 cm.) high
Provenance
The Alberto Bruni Tedeschi Collection, Sotheby's, London, 21 March 2007, lot 165.
Special notice
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