Lot no. 46
After Louis-Simon BOIZOT (1743 - 1809)
The Abduction of Proserpine by Pluto
Bronze group with brown patina
Bears a cursive signature on the terrace: Gaspard Marsy
Height : 43 cm
(visible missing parts)
Our group is based on the terracotta presented by the sculptor at the Salon of 1786, with the abduction of Orithia by Boreas as its counterpart. The model was also distributed in biscuit by the Manufacture de Sèvres, as was a bronze model similar to ours, now in the Petit Palais (SDUT1332).
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Classic furniture
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