FINE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART
The Elegance of Porcelain
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A
very rare Tournai bust of an Unknown Man wearing an order, the three
quarter bust figure beautifully modeled looking to one side, with cherubic
features and windblown curled hair, he wears a loosely tied cravat, a
billowing cloak, and over the buttoned chemise hangs a sash with an order
clipped to the base.
Circa
1766
Height:
61⁄2
ins (16.5
cms) No Mark
Provenance:
Private English Collection and then by descent to the present owner.
This
precise bust is illustrated in Marcel Laurent, Porcelaine de Tournay, p.
39.