A VINCENNES PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A SLEEPING PUTTO
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A VINCENNES PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A SLEEPING PUTTO

CIRCA 1750, SCRIPT P MARK, MODELED BY LA RUE AFTER FRANCOIS DUQUENSOY

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A VINCENNES PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A SLEEPING PUTTO
CIRCA 1750, SCRIPT P MARK, MODELED BY LA RUE AFTER FRANCOIS DUQUENSOY
Finely modeled as a putto asleep on drapery and rockwork, his right knee bent
6 ¼ in. (15.9 cm.) long

Lot Essay

The present figure is from a group of over forty models entitled Les Enfants François, modeled after the Flemish sculptor François Duquesnoy, also known as 'Le Flamand', and produced at Vincennes and later at Sèvres.

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