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111 - French school, second half of the 19th century
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Estimate €15,000 - €20,000
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
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Auction time 11/10/2026 at 4:00 PM
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