CIRCA 1765, INCISED F MARK FOR FALCONET

The incised F is for the sculptor Etienne-Maurice Falconet, in his role as director of the sculpture workshop 1757-1766.

See Exhibition Catalogue, Falconet à Sèvres 1757-1766 ou L'Art de Plair, Musée national de Céramique, Sèvres, 6 November 2001 - 4 February 2002, cat. no.83 a & b for another example of the present model and its pendant, La Danse Italienne, both from a series of biscuit groups representing dances as performed at the Paris opera.