A Private European Residence: French and Neoclassical Furniture and Paintings & Works on Paper

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Lot 364
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French, 19th century, Joseph Deschamps (1743-1788)

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • A terracotta group of three putti
  • signed and dated: J. Deschamps. / fecit 1778
the three putti joined by a garland, holding up a basket filled with fruit and flowers

Catalogue Note

Joseph Deschamps worked in the service of Queen Marie Antoinette for sixteen years at the Petit Trianon and also at the chateaux of St Cloud and Bellevue. He died at Saint Cloud.