Lot Essay
First modelled by Falconet in 1765
Details
A PAIR OF SÈVRES GROUPS LE PET-EN-L'AIR OU LE COUPE-DE-TÊTE AND LA BALANÇOIRE OU LA BASCULE
LATE 18TH CENTURY, BOTH WITH INCISED F MARKS
Formed as one child tossing another over his shoulder and a girl tipping a boy up on a see-saw on circular bases (the first with minor chip to base)--4½in. (11.5cm.) high (2)
LATE 18TH CENTURY, BOTH WITH INCISED F MARKS
Formed as one child tossing another over his shoulder and a girl tipping a boy up on a see-saw on circular bases (the first with minor chip to base)--4½in. (11.5cm.) high (2)
Literature
Ruth Berges "Soft-paste biscuit figures from Vincennes and Sèvres", The Connoisseur, November 1967, fig. 6