
A Sèvres biscuit group of 'The Schoolmistress,' circa 1765 After the model by Etienne-Maurice Falconet, after a drawing by François Boucher, the woman seated on a bench flanked by two children, the open book at her feet inscribed with the letters of the alphabet, 22cm high, incised F on back of bench leg (her head restuck, section of her left forearm and hand missing) Footnotes: Provenance: Purchased from Marilyn Delion Ceramics, London, in 1996; The Richard Deacon Collection A similar group is illustrated in T. Préaud/G. Scherf, La Manufacture des Lumières, 2015, no. 149. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
































