Lot Essay
For a pair of busts of Voltaire and Montesquieu by Rosset in the Louvre, see P. Malgouyres, Ivoires du muse du Louvre 1480-1850, une collection indite', Paris, 2005, nos. 51 and 51.
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LATE 18TH CENTURY, BY THE ROSSET FAMILY OF ST.CLAUDE
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A FRENCH IVORY FIGURE OF THE VIRGIN MARY
LATE 18TH CENTURY, BY THE ROSSET FAMILY OF ST.CLAUDE
The integral plinth signed 'Rosset pere et Antoine fils a St Claude Caiet'
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
LATE 18TH CENTURY, BY THE ROSSET FAMILY OF ST.CLAUDE
The integral plinth signed 'Rosset pere et Antoine fils a St Claude Caiet'
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
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