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A rare commemorative unglazed porcelain figural group of French King Louis XVI and Benjamin
A rare commemorative unglazed porcelain figural group of French King Louis XVI and Benjamin
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Description
A rare commemorative unglazed porcelain figural group of French King Louis XVI and Benjamin Franklin, attributed to Charles-Gabriel Sauvauge (French, 1741-1827), Niderviller Factory (France, active 1754-1827), circa 1780

The scroll inscribed, “Liberte des Mers," (freedom of the seas), the base side impressed with Niderviller factory mark,

H: 12 ½ in. W: 8 ½ in.



Provenance

A Midwest collection.



Exhibition

La Revolution Francaise et L'Europe 1789-1799, Galleries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris, March 16- June 28, 1989, No. 447 and illustrated in the exhibition catalog, pp. 343-344.



Footnotes

The figural group commemorates the signing on February 6, 1778 of two treaties between France and the United States recognizing American Independence and guaranteeing the right to trade between the two nations without British interference.



Condition
lot 31: overall in a remarkable state of preservation; with one small area of fluorescence to back right-facing drapery fringe base (behind Franklin), possibly indicating subtle restoration, possibly with two missing tassels to back side corners of drapery; very minor occasional smudging to porcelain surface; retaining accession numbers to interior / underside
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A rare commemorative unglazed porcelain figural group of French King Louis XVI and Benjamin

Estimate $15,000 - $25,000
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$7,500

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