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Lot 1807 Dα

A terracotta model of a Chinese lady at her toilette

Auction 1196 - overview Cologne
20.05.2022, 10:00 - Decorative Arts incl. Highly Important Mortars the Schwarzach Collection Part IV.
Estimate: 5.000 € - 7.000 €
Result: 8.125 € (incl. premium)
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A terracotta model of a Chinese lady at her toilette

Full-figure group on an oblong plinth With minor chips to the edges. H 36.5, W 48.4, D 21 cm, with giltwood base H 43, W 54.5, D 26.5 cm.
France, second half 18th / 19th C., after a motif by François Boucher.

Literature

A similar motif in Ananoff, François Boucher, vol. 1, Geneva 1976, no. 235, cat. no. 228, in the painting "La pêche chinoise" from 1742.