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AN ASSEMBLED PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN BUSTS OF PRINCE LOUIS CHARLES DE BOURBON AND PRINCESS MARIE-ZEPHIRINE DE BOURBON ('KINDERBUSTS')

THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, BLACK PAINTED D AND BROWN PAINTED X TO HER, THE MODELS BY J.J. KANDLER

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AN ASSEMBLED PAIR OF MEISSEN PORCELAIN BUSTS OF PRINCE LOUIS CHARLES DE BOURBON AND PRINCESS MARIE-ZEPHIRINE DE BOURBON ('KINDERBUSTS')
THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, FAINT BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, BLACK PAINTED D AND BROWN PAINTED X TO HER, THE MODELS BY J.J. KANDLER
The prince wearing an indianische Blumen decorated cap enriched with gilt lace, a blue drape over his diaper pattern jacket, his sister with flowers tucked into her kerchief and the bodice of her dress
9½ in. (21.5 cm.) high, including later giltwood bases (4)

Provenance

Property From the Jack and Belle Linsky Collection; Sotheby's, New York, 21 May 1985, lot 60.

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Lot Essay

Prince Louis Charles de Bourbon (1751-1761) and Princess Marie Zépherine de Bourbon (1750-1755) were the children of Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Josepha of Saxony. Sadly, both children died young. The models for these busts - likely commissioned in their memory - enjoyed considerable popularity and were reproduced into the early 20th century.

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