Details
Modeled as a draped nymph with a leafy crown, a heart in her hands and her foot on a mask, standing by a tree trunk and raised on a circular base
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Phillips de Pury & Company, Luxembourg, 11 July 2002, lot 4.
Literature
Emile Bourgeois, Le Biscuit de Sèvres, Paris, 1909, fig. 16 (one of this model).
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Lot Essay

The present figure was first modeled by Falconet in 1764. The subject of 'L'Amitié' or 'L'Amitié au Coeur' was a popular one in the mid-18th century. Madame de Pompadour was herself modelled in the role by Falconet in 1755.

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