AFTER THE MODEL BY FERNAND CIAN, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF TERRACOTTA BUSTS OF A BOY AND A GIRL
AFTER THE MODEL BY FERNAND CIAN, FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
Each modelled in the Louis XVI fashion, the girl facing sinister, the boy facing dexter; each signed F Cian;
dark brown slip over terracotta; some minute chips
47 cm. high
Together with a pair of grey veined white marble pedestals - 102 cm. high. (4)

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Lot Essay

Fernand Cian or Ciancianaini, born at Carrara in the late 19th century, he came to Paris and studied under Laporte-Blairsy (1867-1923) and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Françaises from 1911 to 1928. He produced busts and statuettes of contemporary and historical figures.
Possibly the two busts are portraits of children of Louis XVI.

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