Pair of Sevres Style Porcelain Portrait Busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

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Pair of Sevres Style Porcelain Portrait Busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, after modeles by Louis-Simon Boizott (French, 1743 - 1809). The biscuit porcelain busts atop blue-glazed circular, waisted socle bases with gilt bands and name plates.

Underside of bases with underglaze green S.40 in oval circular. Screw to hold bust to base modern.

{Approximate dimensions, Marie Antoinette: 13" H. x 7 1/2" W. x 4 1/2" D., the socle base 4" Diameter. Dimensions, Louis XVI: 11 1/2" H. x 7 1/2" W. x 5 1/8" D.}.

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Visible casting marks, repair to section of Louis XVI name plate, right side, toward end, to a triangular break there; wear and losses to gilding of bands and lettering, to both figures. To Marie Antoinette, hairline cracks to her hair, with resulting shallow losses; light losses and nicks to base underside, right shoulder, and to left shoulder at lowest point in back. Louis XVI with two small dots of excess porcelain over his right eye. Please contact the Furniture and Decorative Arts Department for a detailed condition report on this lot.

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Daniel M. (Wygold) Mitchell Estate. Mr. Mitchell was a Naval Officer and an entrepreneur. Serendipitously, Lieutenant Commander Dan Mitchell transferred to the Naval Reserve where he joined VR-872 – a Navel transport squadron out of the Alameda Naval Air Station that Michaan’s is located on now. He and his wife, Paris, loved to travel and made it a point to travel to Paris twice a year, and always brought back beautiful and interesting items. His collection covers the spectrum from noted painters to precise metal aircraft and automobile models. Michaan’s is honored to be offering this collection over the next four months. The September collection includes artists Greg Gandy, Paul Charles Chocarne-Moreau, Giulio Rosati, and Marcel Brunery to name a few. Along with a variety of Empire and Empire Style Gilt Bronze Figural clocks, period military helmets, marble busts, bronze and gilt brass urns, and complex models of military ships and aircraft.

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Pair of Sevres Style Porcelain Portrait Busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

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