Lot 1159
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A TERRACOTTA BUST OF A WOMAN
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A TERRACOTTA BUST OF A WOMAN

FRENCH, STYLE OF CLAUDE DEJOUX, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY

Details
A TERRACOTTA BUST OF A WOMAN
French, style of Claude Dejoux, second half 18th century
Depicted facing slightly to dexter; on a circular green and black marble socle.
Minor surface dirt, chips, cracks and losses.
16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) high
22 in. (56 cm.) high, overall
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
J.-R. Gaborit, ed., Sculpture Francaise II - Renaissance et Temps Modernes, Paris, 1998, vol. 1, p. 329.
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

The present bust of an unidentified sitter is related to the school of artists active in Paris in the late 18th century. On stylistic grounds it is closely comparable to a terracotta bust of the Princess of Monaco by Claude Dejoux (1732-1816) dated to 1783 and housed in the Louvre, Paris.

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