Jean (1653) Hardy

Lot 229: A TERRACOTTA GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD

Name: A TERRACOTTA GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 415ce8ca85

Est: £30,000 GBP - £50,000 GBP

Christie'sLondon, United KingdomDecember 08, 2011

Item Overview

Description

A TERRACOTTA GROUP OF THE VIRGIN AND CHILD
BY PIERRE-JEAN HARDY (1653-1737), 1710
Signed and dated on the top of the base 'P. Hardy 1710', cast in two sections, the reverse hollowed out; chips, repairs and restorations
62 in. (157.5 cm.) high, approx.

Artist or Maker

Jean (1653) Hardy

Literature

Washington, New York and Cambridge, The National Gallery of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Fogg Art Museum, Fingerprints of the Artist - European Terra-Cotta Sculture from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 25 Oct. 1979 - 6 Sep. 1981, by C. Avery, no. 69, pp. 162-163.
F. Souchal, French Sculptors of the 17th and 18th centuries - The reign of Louis XIV, Oxford, 1981, G-L, no. 63, p. 119.

Provenance

Formerly in the chapel of a catholic convent in England.
Arther M. Sackler Collection by 1979.

Notes

Auction Details

500 Years Important Decorative Arts: The European Connoisseur, An Important European Collection

Christie's

December 08, 2011, 12:00 AM GMT

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

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