A FRENCH TERRACOTTA BUST OF LOUIS XVI

AFTER A MODEL BY LOUIS SIMON BOIZOT, CIRCA 1830

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A FRENCH TERRACOTTA BUST OF LOUIS XVI
AFTER A MODEL BY LOUIS SIMON BOIZOT, CIRCA 1830
Wearing a sash and a lace cravat, the order of the Saint Esprit on his shoulder, the integral square socle with an impressed stamp of the initials 'A U'
13 in. (33 cm.) high

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In 1773, perhaps at the instigation of Mme Du Barry, for whom Simon-Louis Boizot (1743-1809) worked at Louveciennes, the latter was appointed artistic director of the sculpture studio at the Sèvres porcelain manufactory, during which time he made more than 150 models.

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