PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTION

A PAIR OF LUNEVILLE (PAUL-LOUIS CYFFLÉ) BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE GROUPS OF BOYS AT PLAY

CIRCA 1770, ONE IMPRESSED T.D.L., THE OTHER IMPRESSED TERRE DE LORRAINE AND INCISED WITH A SCRIPT F.G, AFTER MODELS BY PAUL-LOUIS CYFFLÉ

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A PAIR OF LUNEVILLE (PAUL-LOUIS CYFFLÉ) BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE GROUPS OF BOYS AT PLAY
Circa 1770, one impressed T.D.L., the other impressed TERRE DE LORRAINE and incised with a script F.G, after models by Paul-Louis Cyfflé
One modelled as two young boys resting after fishing, one asleep, his fishing pole leaning at his left, his friend holding out a crab to nip his friend's hands; the other as two young boys chasing sparrows in a wheatfield
6¾in. (17cm.) high (2)

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Both modelled after originals by Paul-Louis Cyfflé.

In 1768, Paul-Louis Cyfflé was given permission to manufacture biscuit porcelain for a period of fifteen years. He gave his paste the trade name of 'Terre de Lorraine', hence the marks associated with his factory. In keeping with the monopoly on decoration enjoyed by the Sèvres factory, he was not permitted to paint or gild his product.

Cf. Aileen Dawson, French Porcelain, A Catalogue of the British Museum Collection, London, 1994, p. 255