Lot Essay
This bust is after the original marble of Louis XV's mistress, which Pajou exhibited in the Salon of 1773, and which is now housed in the Louvre.
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PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK COLLECTION
(LOTS 572 - 581)
A STONE BUST OF MADAME DU BARRY
AFTER PAJOU, 19TH CENTURY
Details
A STONE BUST OF MADAME DU BARRY
AFTER PAJOU, 19TH CENTURY
With a draped breast on a shaped socle, bearing paper label 'Buste Mme. du Barry Augustin Pajou 1730 - 1809 From Collection of Pierre Descourcelle...'
27½ in. (70 cm.) high, 18 in. (46 cm.) wide
AFTER PAJOU, 19TH CENTURY
With a draped breast on a shaped socle, bearing paper label 'Buste Mme. du Barry Augustin Pajou 1730 - 1809 From Collection of Pierre Descourcelle...'
27½ in. (70 cm.) high, 18 in. (46 cm.) wide
Provenance
Pierre Descourcelle.