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Lot 220

A Sèvres biscuit group of 'La Lanterne magique', circa 1766-73

4 July 2024, 12:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Sèvres biscuit group of 'La Lanterne magique', circa 1766-73

Modelled by Étienne-Maurice Falconet, a boy operating a magic lantern whilst a curious young girl peers into the viewing hole, holding a basket in her left hand, a boy grasping her shoulder, upon a rockwork base, 15.6cm high, incised B for Bachelier (small chips)

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The group was modelled by Falconet in 1757, along with a companion piece entitled 'Le Tourniquet' or 'Le Marchand de Plaisirs'. The subject is loosely based on the engraving 'Foire De Campagne', circa 1750, by Charles-Nicolas Cochin (1715-1790), after a now lost painting by François Boucher, 'La Foire de Village' of circa 1737. An example of this engraving is illustrated in 'Falconet à Sèvres ou l'art de plaire', exhibition catalogue (2002) p.57, fig. 11.

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