Lot Essay
Cf. E. Bourgeois, Le Biscuit de Sèvres (n.d.), no. 412, and also in S. Gauthier, Les Porcelainiers du XVIIIe Siècle Français, Lausanne, 1964, p. 238 for a similar biscuit example in the Musée de Sèvres.
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LATE 19TH CENTURY, SPURIOUS INTERLACED L'S ON UNDERSIDE OF BUST
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A SÈVRES STYLE BISCUIT AND PARCEL-GILT BRONZE BUST OF MARIE ANTOINETTE
Late 19th century, spurious interlaced L's on underside of bust
After a bust by Wengmuller, half-turned to the right, her hair elaborately dressed with a ribbon and roses, wearing a bronze portrait medallion, her shoulders draped in a fur-lined cloak cast with fleur-de-lys, on a marble socle and square base
32in. (81.2cm.) high
Late 19th century, spurious interlaced L's on underside of bust
After a bust by Wengmuller, half-turned to the right, her hair elaborately dressed with a ribbon and roses, wearing a bronze portrait medallion, her shoulders draped in a fur-lined cloak cast with fleur-de-lys, on a marble socle and square base
32in. (81.2cm.) high