English and European Ceramics and Glass - 18th October 2017
Lot 1304
A French terracotta model of a running satyr c.1770
Estimate £600 - £800 | Hammer £550
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Description
A French terracotta model of a running satyr c.1770, after Claude Michel known as Clodion (1738-1814), the youngster clutching an owl to his chest, wearing a crown of leaves, raised on a circular base, 27cm.
Cf. Cleveland Museum, Accession No. 1944.129 for the same figure with his companion from the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection.