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OUEST ENCHERES PUBLIQUES NANTES & RENNES

395 - After François-Marie SUZANNE (1750–1802).
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Estimate €1,000 - €2,000
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After François-Marie SUZANNE (1750–1802). A pair of patinated and chiselled bronze statuettes depicting Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU and François-Marie Arouet, known as VOLTAIRE, shown standing on Aleppo breccia marble plinths, set upon chiselled bronze plinths, gilded with stylised acanthus leaves (damage, losses, chips; the walking stick is missing and needs reattaching). First half of the 19th century. Total height: 44 cm and 46 cm Active in Paris during the second half of the 18th century and a member of the Académie de Saint-Luc, SUZANNE presented plaster figures of the two philosophers, as well as the Comte de Mirabeau, to the Revolutionary Parliament in 1792. The Taylor Institution in Oxford holds a similar example of Voltaire, whilst the Louvre holds one example of each of the philosophers (OA 5298 and 5297). Lot from a voluntary sale.
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About the sale Quintessence IV – Part 2: Furniture & Works of Art
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Auction time 10/17/2026 at 2:00 PM
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