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Pair of Sevres Biscuit Porcelain Groups of the Continents

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Pair of Sevres Biscuit porcelain allegorical figures of the continents, here Asia and Europe, emblematic of the Four Corners of the World. After the 1791 models by Simon-Louis Boizot. The figure on the left is the personification of Europe. She holds a shield emblazoned with a figure of a stallion. To her left is a bountiful cornucopia that spills onto the rocks. She perches upon an assortment of European signifiers: books, maps, and a cannon. Behind her, a small putto plays with a globe behind the seated figure. Europe is inscribed MAS. and dated 7 MARS (18)23. MAS. mark is that of Jean Mascaret a recorded Sevres repairer from 1806 to 1848. The right figure is an allegory of Asia who holds a shield with the figure of a camel. To her left is a large brazier wafting exotic scents and around her lay a drum and a trumpet. Behind her a small putto adorned in an oriental headdress hold a shield with a crescent moon while quiver full of arrows rests between his legs. Impressed with an upper case mark, twice initialed AB for modeler Alexandre Brachard and dated 22 M13 (18)10. A full set was acquired by George IV of England soon after he ascended the throne in 1821, and Her Majesty the Queen retains a figure of Europe, as discussed in G. de Bellaigue, French Porcelain in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, London, 2009, vol. 3, pp. 1111-1112. Dimensions: Asia H: 14.5" W: 8" Europe H: 13.5" W: 8".
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 8 in (20.32 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Neoclassical (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Sèvres
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Early 1800s
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: 1408089195184

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