1 / 4
Live
Premium Rare set of "dressed" figures, faces and hands in porcelain-…
See original version (French)
Rare set of "dressed" figures, faces and hands in porcelain-…
See original version (French)
Lot no. 10
Description
Rare set of "dressed" figures, faces and hands in porcelain-style hard wax, representing various subjects from an 18th century cot.
- The Virgin Mary, standing, holding the infant Jesus in one hand, richly dressed, wearing a lace veil and pearl necklace.
- Saint Joseph, standing, wearing a beard.
- Melchior, richly dressed, standing with crown, carrying gold on a cushion between his hands.
- Gaspard, richly dressed, on his knees, wearing a headdress. At his feet, a precious vase containing incense.
- Balthazar, standing, richly dressed, wearing turban, hard wax, tinted black.
The civil figures:
- Aristicrate, full-length, dressed in the fashion of the time, carrying cane. Possibly a royal figure.
- Aristocrat, full-length, dressed in the fashion of the time, wearing the blue ribbon of the Holy Spirit. Probably Louis XV?
- Aristocrat, elegant young woman, standing, richly adorned, lace veil, pearl necklace, carrying a bouquet. Probably the Queen
- Young woman with lace shawl and bonnet, standing, pearl necklace. Possibly the Queen's lady-in-waiting.
- Young girl with distaff, lace collar, face and hands in soft wax.
The 10 wax subjects presented, whose quality of execution of the faces and hands are extremely fine, as well as the facial expressions, can be attributed to the workshop of the GUILLOT brothers, the faces specifically to François GUILLOT, in Nancy, in the second half of the 18th century.
All the subjects are presented under a 26cm high protective globe. The tallest is 22cm high.
(Restorations, notably to the fingers of certain subjects. Wear)
Reference: Les Cires habillées Nancéiennes, Musée Lorrain, Nancy. Catalogue by Claire Aptel, for the exhibition at the Eglise des Cordeliers in 1989.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits:
Contact organization
Delivery methods
You may also like