Lot 139
139
A SÈVRES GROUP OF ANNETTE ET LUBIN

Details
A SÈVRES GROUP OF ANNETTE ET LUBIN
LATE 18TH CENTURY, INCISED F AT THE BACK

Seated , he bending over her, his right hand on her shoulder and clasping her right sleeve with his left hand, a carafe, bread and fruit on the table between them, a jug and a basket of fruit at their feet, a dog peeping out below and bushes behind (crack in her right shoulder, minor restoration to his thigh, her lap and table, some chipping to extremities)--10¾in. (27.5cm.) high
Literature
Ruth Berges, Collector's Choice, New York, 1967, pl. 259

Lot Essay

First modelled by Falconet in 1764, inspired by a comic opera of the same title, this group was not a success. In the first year only one was sold and only a total of 17 over the following six years. Its price was 240 livres.

See S. Eriksen, David Collection, no. 69