AFTER LOUIS-FILIX DE LA RUE, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF BRONZE FIGURES OF AN INFANT BOY AND GIRL
After Louis-Filix de La Rue, second half 18th century
The boy holding grapes in his tunic, the girl a bird's nest, on integrally cast naturalistic bases and later green marble cylindrical pedestals, modern
23in. and 22.3.4/in. (58.4 and 57.8 cm.) high overall

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Lot Essay

The popularity of the figure of the boy is attested to by the number of versions known in bronze, marble and ivory. It has been identified with the model sold in the Boucher sale in 1771. He is paired here with a girl who reflects his posture and playful innocence.

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