Bust of Henri IV and Sully in ivory carved... - Lot 250 - Coutau-Bégarie

Lot 250
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Result : 5 152EUR
Bust of Henri IV and Sully in ivory carved... - Lot 250 - Coutau-Bégarie
Bust of Henri IV and Sully in ivory carved in the round, signed ROSSET PERE A ST.CLAVDE, marble base in the form of fluted column and ebony baluster. Joseph Rosset (Saint-Claude 1706 - 1786) H. 17 cm. (slight accidents to the columns) First recognized for a religious production, the workshop of Joseph Rosset in Saint-Claude obtains a very great fame by sculpting a bust of Voltaire which will meet a very great success. From medals or prints, images of Rousseau, Montesquieu, d'Alembert, but also as presented here, that of Sully and Henri IV will be realized on snuffboxes, or in bust.
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