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LOUIS PIERRE DESEINE, 1749 - 1822, BUST OF JEAN SYLVAIN BAILLY (1736-1793), FIRST MAYOR OF PARIS | Bust of Jean Sylvain Bailly (1736-1793), First Mayor of Paris
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
Bidding Closed
Description
- Louis Pierre Deseine
- buste en plâtre patiné façon terre cuite; sur une colonne en plâtre patiné
signé et daté Deseine.fe. Regis fecit 1789 - patinated plaster
- Height (bust) 80 cm, 31 1/3 in.; (column) 110 cm, 43 1/3 in.
Condition
In overall very good condition with surface dirt, particularly in the crevices, consistent with age and handling. The whole surface is covered with a white paint that could possibly hid old restorations. There are a few minor chips to the high points and along the edges of the base consistent with age and handling as well. A fine vertical fissure is visible at the junction between the bust and the base, with a vertical fine fissure running through the back of the base.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Elève d'Edme Dumont, Louis-Philippe Mouchy, Guillaume Coustou et Augustin Pajou, Louis Pierre Deseine eut pour mécène le Prince de Condé et demeura fidèle aux Bourbons pendant la Révolution. Après avoir présidé la séance du Jeu de Paume et avoir été nommé maire de Paris, Bailly perdit les faveurs du peuple en dispersant les rassemblements contre le roi. "Tu trembles Bailly - Oui, mais c'est de froid", telle fut la réponse de Bailly à son bourreau lors de son exécution en 1793. Un plâtre de ce modèle fut exposé au Salon de 1789 (Angers, musée des Beaux-Arts, inv. n° MBA 848), un autre plâtre se trouve à Versailles, au musée Lambinet (inv. n° 778), et un autre à Paris, au musée Carnavalet.
REFERENCES BIBLIOGRAPHIQUES:
A. L. Poulet, G. Scherf, Houdon (1741-1828), Sculpteur des Lumières, cat. exp. Paris, 2004, p. 210; J. D. Draper, G. Scherf, Pajou, Sculpteur du Roi 1730-1809), cat. exp., Paris, 1997, p.352.