English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th September 2016
Lot 410
A Sèvres-style biscuit porcelain figure group late 18th/early 19th century
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £70
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Description
A Sèvres-style biscuit porcelain figure group late 18th/early 19th century, of L'maître d'ecole et deux enfants, the strict schoolmaster taking the birch to a tearful girl, while another buries her head in a book behind his back, incised K mark, some damages, 21cm.
This model was first made at Sèvres in 1762 and modelled by Falconet.