Lot Essay
Originally modelled by Suzanne after Boucher in 1755.
Details
A PAIR OF SÈVRES BISCIUT FIGURES LA JARDINIÈRE AU VASE AND LE JARDINIER AU PLANTOIR
CIRCA 1755, HER BASE INCISED F
The girl standing beside a vase of flowers and holding out her apron filled with flowers, her companion holding out his hat filled with flowers, a watering can at his feet (handle of watering can and several of his flowers missing)--about 9in. (23cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 1755, HER BASE INCISED F
The girl standing beside a vase of flowers and holding out her apron filled with flowers, her companion holding out his hat filled with flowers, a watering can at his feet (handle of watering can and several of his flowers missing)--about 9in. (23cm.) high (2)
Provenance
The late Thelma Chrysler Foy sale Parke-Bernet, May 16, 1959, lot 270
Literature
Ruth Berges, Collector's Choice, New York, 1967, pls. 249/250