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Lot 979

Two French Louis XV Terracotta Figures

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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possibly 18th century, allegorical figures of putti sitting on tree stumps, one with dove, 29 x 16-1/2 in. and one with quiver, 29 x 18 in.; together with two yellow wooden plinths, 34-3/4 x 18-1/4 in.; with copy of invoice dated February 20, 1967 from H. Blairman & Sons, London, Provenance: H. Blairman & Sons, London, 1967; Collection from an Important American Family

Condition

one with bird has repair to finger and missing tip of finger and chip to foot, losses and restoration to painted surface; other with chips to base, restoration of wing, with two repaired or strengthened cracks in base, repairs to proper left fingers and toes, various other losses and restoration to painted surface
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