Laurent Delvaux

Lot 145: A MARBLE ALLEGORICAL FIGURE OF A SLEEPING PUTTO

Name: A MARBLE ALLEGORICAL FIGURE OF A SLEEPING PUTTO
Brand: Christie's
SKU: elsget08s5

Est: £4,000 GBP - £6,000 GBP

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomApril 24, 2008

Item Overview

Description

A MARBLE ALLEGORICAL FIGURE OF A SLEEPING PUTTO
BY LAURENT DELVAUX (1696-1778), 18TH CENTURY
Depicted sleeping on a bed of wheat sheaves and holding a sickle in his proper right hand; on an integrally carved naturalistic base signed to the edge 'L. Delvaux'; and a patinated plaster figure of a sleeping putto lying asleep on drapery
14 in. (35.6 cm.) long, the marble; 5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) long, the plaster (2)

Artist or Maker

Laurent Delvaux

Notes

THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

Auction Details

The Collector of Collections

Christie's

April 24, 2008, 12:00 PM EST

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK

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