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Lot Essay
Of the 18 examples recorded in the archive of the manufactory, the location of only five is known: the present example; that formerly in the collection of Elizabeth Parke Firestone, sold Christie's, New York, 21-22 March 1991, lot 139 ($35,200); and examples held in museum collections in Germany (the Hetjens-Museum Landeshauptstadt, Düssledorf), France (Sèvres-Cité de la céramique), and Denmark (the David Collection, Copenhagen.
For a discussion of the model and its history, see Falconet à Sèvres 1757-1766 ou l'art de plaire, exhibition catalogue, Musée national de Cèramique, Sèvres, 6 November 2001-4 February 2002, cat. no. 81.
For a discussion of the model and its history, see Falconet à Sèvres 1757-1766 ou l'art de plaire, exhibition catalogue, Musée national de Cèramique, Sèvres, 6 November 2001-4 February 2002, cat. no. 81.