Voltaire & Rousseau
Stock No
5912
2015
- £1,750.00
- €2,005 Euro
- $2,308 US Dollar
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Item Description
A fine pair of bronze library busts after the models of 1778 by Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828).
Excellent castings with sensitive after-work, the hollow of the casting to the reverse closed, confirming the high quality of the workshop's output. Standing on well proportioned bronze socles with a bead decoration, on turned grey marble columns with a further band of beads, and standing on an ormolu step over a final stand of a grey and red marble.
French circa 1820.
h:12 ins x 4.5 ins x 4.5 ins
When these two heros of the enlightenment died within a few weeks of each other, Houdon seized upon the commercial opportunity to produce his much praised portrait busts as a pair, although their enmity towards each other was well known and to be in each others company was never as cordial as suggested here.
Item Info
Seller Location
London, London
Item Location
United Kingdom
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+44 (0)207 7275263
+44 (0)7831 561042
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