Lot Essay
Louis Simon Boizot, French (1743-1809) - chief of the sculpture atelier 1773-1809. See anon. sale, Christie's, Paris, 7 December 2005, lot 29 for a pair executed in bronze.
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IMPRESSED TRIANGULAR S 1905 AND UPPERCASE LOZENGE MARKS, INCISED DE MONOGRAM FOR EDOUARD-FREDERIC DUFOSSE AND HD MONOGRAM FOR EUGENE-HENRI-CHARLES DESVIGNES, RESPECTIVELY, BOTH AFTER MODELS BY LOUIS SIMON BOIZOT
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A PAIR OF SEVRES (HARD PASTE) BISCUIT FIGURE GROUPS
Impressed triangular S 1905 and uppercase lozenge marks, incised DE monogram for Edouard-Frederic Dufosse and HD monogram for Eugene-Henri-Charles Desvignes, respectively, both after models by Louis Simon Boizot
The first with the abduction of Proserpine by Pluto, the ravaged nymph swooning before an altar moulded with wheat, a garland and a spilling basket of flowers at her feet; the second depicting Boreas, the North Wind, abducting Oreithyia through clouds, both on a circular base
20 1/8 in. (51 cm.) high (2)
Impressed triangular S 1905 and uppercase lozenge marks, incised DE monogram for Edouard-Frederic Dufosse and HD monogram for Eugene-Henri-Charles Desvignes, respectively, both after models by Louis Simon Boizot
The first with the abduction of Proserpine by Pluto, the ravaged nymph swooning before an altar moulded with wheat, a garland and a spilling basket of flowers at her feet; the second depicting Boreas, the North Wind, abducting Oreithyia through clouds, both on a circular base
20 1/8 in. (51 cm.) high (2)