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A CIRCULAR LEAD RELIEF OF A GENTLEMAN
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A CIRCULAR LEAD RELIEF OF A GENTLEMAN

FRENCH, CIRCA 1700-1720

Details
A CIRCULAR LEAD RELIEF OF A GENTLEMAN
FRENCH, CIRCA 1700-1720
In a later gilt-bronze frame; inventory number '23' to reverse
23 in. (58.5 cm.) high, overall
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
F. Souchal, French Sculptors of the 17th and 18th centuries, The reign of Louis XIV, Illustrated Catalogue Supplementary A-Z, London, 1993, pp. 110-111.
F. Souchal, French Sculptors of the 17th and 18th centuries, The reign of Louis XIV, Illustrated Catalogue A-F, London, 1977, p. 29 and 127.
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

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Lot Essay

The present relief is comparable to an oval medallion, also surrounded by laurel leaf decoration, encased in the architectural decoration of a chimneypiece in the dining hall in Schloss Moritzburg, by the French artist Francois Coudray (1678-1727) (Souchal, 1977, loc. cit.). In the early eighteenth century it became popular for notable figures to be depicted in this fashion, imitating Girardon's portrayal of Louis XIV at the Hotel de Ville in Troyes (Souchal, 1993, loc. cit.).

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