A finely chased and gilded bronze cup on... - Lot 218 - Coutau-Bégarie

Lot 218
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3500 - 4500 EUR
A finely chased and gilded bronze cup on... - Lot 218 - Coutau-Bégarie
A finely chased and gilded bronze cup on a foot, the shaft formed by three women draped in the antique style, resting on a frieze of acanthus leaves. Base and bowl in Egyptian porphyry. H. : 17 cm, D. : 12,5 cm With their triple female caryatid stems, our bowl presents similarities with a model attributed to Jean-Démosthène Dugourc (1749-1825) in the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. This drawing was included in an album of designs for furniture later delivered to Madame Elizabeth and the Count of Provence. It is also inscribed "Dessiné par J. D. Dugourc, architecte et dessinateur Du Cabinet de Monsieur Frère Du Roi" (the brother of Louis XVI). The album contains drawings, many of which reflect an interest in the Arabic and Etruscan styles that were in vogue in the early 1780's. Despite the differences between the various models, it can be assumed that the original design of this type of caryatid is due to Jean Démosthène Dugourc. Dugourc was one of the most famous French designers working in the field of ornamentation during the second half of the 18th century
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