Dalva Brothers Antiques, Antique Furniture, New YorkFrench 18th century furniture, clocks, lighting, paintings, porcelain, sculpture and tapestries |
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| “Leda and the Swan”. The unusually large Sèvres biscuit porcelain group depicts Leda patting the neck of Jupiter who is disguised as a swan. The piece was first modeled by Etienne-Maurice Falconet in 1764 after the painting by Boucher. [The swan’s wing and her head are restuck.] |
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| Height (ins.): 12.5 (32cm) Length/Width (ins.): 12 (30.5cm) Depth (ins.): 7.25 (18cm) | ||
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| Origin: France, 18th century Period: Louis XV | ||
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