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DATE CYPHER FOR 1907, IMPRESSED AL. MONOGRAM AND TRIANGLE MARK S.1907, AFTER A MODEL BY JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON
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A SEVRES BISCUIT PORTRAIT BUST OF MOLIERE
Date cypher for 1907, impressed AL. monogram and triangle mark S.1907, after a model by Jean-Antoine Houdon
Modelled looking over his right shoulder, a loose scarf about his neck, the waisted square socle inscribed 'JEAN-BAPTISTE PORQUELIN MOLIERE NE A PARIS EN 1622 ET MORT LE 17 FEVRIER 1673' and along one side HOUDON FECIT ANNO 1773
18 in. (45.6 cm.) high
Date cypher for 1907, impressed AL. monogram and triangle mark S.1907, after a model by Jean-Antoine Houdon
Modelled looking over his right shoulder, a loose scarf about his neck, the waisted square socle inscribed 'JEAN-BAPTISTE PORQUELIN MOLIERE NE A PARIS EN 1622 ET MORT LE 17 FEVRIER 1673' and along one side HOUDON FECIT ANNO 1773
18 in. (45.6 cm.) high
Provenance
The Fine Art Museums of San Francisco, Sold for the benefit of the Museum's Acquisitions Funds; Butterfield & Butterfield, 22 June 1993, lot 4892 (part)