A pair of large French terracotta groups of children playing, in 18th century style, 19th century

Philippe Sichel, Paris
Galerie Georges Petit, Paris, June 23, 1899, nos. 126 and 127
Thomas Fortune Ryan, New York, sold at his sale
American Art Association, Anderson Galleries, November 23-25, 1933, no. 299

Chips, cracks, losses, abrasions, repairs, and restorations throughout, all consistent with age and size. Some of the surface with mottled restoration, particularly chest of standing boy and back of girl in group with dog. Some restorations to group with dog include: the proper right thumb and forefinger on standing figure replaced, break to his horn and proper left arm, mouthpiece of the horn probably replaced, cracking through top of proper left foot of seated putto is stable but continues through base, ears of the dangling hare replaced, some work done on the face of the girl, her proper right little finger lacking. Some restorations to group with goat include both goat horns, reattached and with a loss at the break in the proper right horn, some repair to grape clusters, proper right little toe of standing putto lacking, and the proper left foot of the girl possibly replaced. Nicely modeled. Could be cleaned and restored nicely.
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