19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED DUVIVIER BELOW BUST

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A FRENCH CIRCULAR BISCUIT PORCELAIN PORTRAIT PLAQUE OF LOUIS XVI
19TH CENTURY, IMPRESSED DUVIVIER BELOW BUST
The pale-blue ground applied in white with a portrait of the monarch looking to the left, his hair curled, wearing a robe, titled LUDOVICUS XVI FRANC.ET.NAV.REX, within a gilt-metal and marble frame
The plaque 2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) diam. excluding the frame

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Lot Essay

This plaque is based on a design in metal by Benjamin Duvivier, (1728-1819) who studied at the Académie, winning numerous prizes. He succeeded his father as Medal Engraver to the King in 1764 and exhibited at the Salon from 1765 onwards. In 1772, he was appointed Engraver-General of French coinage.

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