A pair of Restauration style gilt and patinated bronze figures of Voltaire and Rousseau, after models by Jean-Claude Rosset
Auction Closed
December 2, 01:01 PM GMT
Estimate
1,800 - 2,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Rousseau cast with a furled scroll in his left hand, a cane in his right, both dressed in elaborate coats, and breeches, and both with a hat tucked under their left arm, on marble square bases
50cm high, 15cm wide; 19 5/8in., 5 7/8in.
Originally trained in the mediums of wood and ivory, Jean-Claude Rosset, called Rosset pere (1706-86) established himself in Paris in 1771, specialising in busts of Voltaire, Rousseau, de Montesquieu and d'Alembert.
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