A SEVRES BISCUIT FIGURE GROUP OF 'LA PETITE FILLE CARESSANT OU FAISANT DANSER UN CHIEN'

CIRCA 1763, INCISED F MARK FOR ETIENNE-MAURICE FALCONET

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A SEVRES BISCUIT FIGURE GROUP OF 'LA PETITE FILLE CARESSANT OU FAISANT DANSER UN CHIEN'
Circa 1763, incised F mark for Etienne-Maurice Falconet
The little girl wearing a laced bodice, loose sleeves and a bustled skirt, her right elbow leaning on a basket of grapes resting atop a stepped tree stump at her right, her dog standing on its hind legs and licking her face, his forepaws supported on her extended left arm
5¾in. (14.6cm.) high

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The present model, conceived by Etienne-Maurice Falconet in 1757, is based on drawings by Boucher.

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