CIRCA 1870, IN THE LOUIS XVI STYLE, AFTER THE MODEL BY PIERRE GOUTHIERE

The original model was made by Pierre Gouthière and delivered in 1781 to the Duchesse de Mazarin.
Another copy, made by Henry Dasson, is illustrated in H. Ottomeyer & P. Pröschel, Vergoldete Bronzen, Munchen, 1986, vol. II, p. 425. A set of four, unsigned, was sold Christie's, London, 26 February 1998, lot 150.