CIRCA 1820, AFTER JEAN-CLAUDE-FRANCOIS-JOSEPH ROSSET

Details

A PAIR OF RESTAURATION BRONZE FIGURES OF ROUSSEAU AND VOLTAIRE
CIRCA 1820, AFTER JEAN-CLAUDE-FRANCOIS-JOSEPH ROSSET
Mounted on Siena marble plinths, the figures lacking canes
17¼ in. (43.8 cm.) and 17 in. (43.2 cm.) high respectively (2)

Provenance

Kenwood House, London.
Removed to Scone Palace prior to the auction at Kenwood in 1922.

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Lot Essay

The present figure of Voltaire is almost certainly the same figure that appears as lot 828 in C.B King's auction catalogue of the contents of Kenwood Mansion, 6-9th November, 1922. The lot is described in the catalogue as 'Very fine 13 in. Bronze Figure 'Voltaire', on marble and bronze base (illustration facing page 28)'. The present figure of Rousseau is almost certainly lot 829 in the same catalogue, described as '12 in. similar figure'. This figure can be seen illustrated on the bureau plat (lot 923) on page 25 of the 1922 catalogue. It is assumed that the 1922 measurements do not include the measurements of the bases.

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