13th May, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST

Country House

 
  Lot 106
 

106

A Pair of Sèvres Biscuit Porcelain Figures of Les Trois Graces Portant L'Amour and Bacchus Portè Par Les Bacchantes, circa 1780, after the models by Etienne-Maurice Falconet, each modelled as the child being carried by three classical mains, on shaped circular bases, one base with incised monogram for Francois Joseph Le Riche
26cm high, on later painted wood bases

Not Sold

 

Amour with one wing missing, the other re attached, an old repair to raised left arm. One of the Graces (left) with a repair to hand and losses. Kneeling grace with left arm re attached. Some losses to the applied work. Base warped slightly in firing.

Bacchus group with a firing crack under the base and to the side of the kneeling figure. Losses to the applied work, notably the srig from the raised arm of the central figure. Base slightly warped during firing.

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Auction: Country House, 13th May, 2023

Over 700 lots to include an appealing mix of traditional antiques, pictures, good furnishing pieces, and a collection of books and maps.

Part I (13 May, 9.30am)
Lots 1-167: Glass, Ceramics, Oriental and Works of Art
Lots 168-215: Books & Maps
Lots: 216-332: Pictures

Part II (13 May, 9.30am)
Lots 500-592: Works of Art, Garden Furniture & Statuary
Lots 593-600: Clocks & Barometers
Lots 601-657: Carpets & Rugs
Lots 658-904: Furniture

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