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French school, second half of the 19th century
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French school, second half of the 19th century
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Estimate €15,000 - €20,000
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Description
French school, second half of the 19th century
Pair of large biscuit porcelain groups with an ochre patina
imitating terracotta, depicting two draped women supporting a vase decorated with dolphin heads, drapery, palmettes and reeds in relief
Height: 135 cm
Sits on painted wooden plinths
Total height: 215 cm
(Damage and restoration)
Pair of sculptures representing springs, biscuit porcelain sculptures coated with a wash, French School, second half of the 19th century.
H.: 84.64 in.
Provenance: Arthur Veil Picard Collection (1854–1844), in the grand hall of the family townhouse at 63 Rue de Courcelles (Fig. 1) until its demolition in the 1970s;
Then passed down through the family;
Private collection, Europe
Bibliography: related:
Rosalind Savill, Catalogue of Sèvres porcelain, The Wallace Collection, 1988, vol. 1, pp. 271–272
Rosalind Savill, *Brittle Beauty*, 2023, p. 448
French school of the second half of the 19th century
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About the sale
Old Masters & 19th-century masters
Auction location
Auction time
11/10/2026 at 4:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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