Lot Essay
This figure formed a pair with La Batteuse de Beurre, and was first modelled by Suzanne after Boucher in 1755.
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CIRCA 1755, INCISED F TO BASE
Details
A VINCENNES WHITE BISCUIT FIGURE OF 'LE BATTEUR EN GRANGES'
CIRCA 1755, INCISED F TO BASE
Modelled as a young man holding a flail in his right hand, a flagon at his feet
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high
CIRCA 1755, INCISED F TO BASE
Modelled as a young man holding a flail in his right hand, a flagon at his feet
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Anon., sale Christie's London, 24th February 1997, lot 244.
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