STYLE: Silver, Gold Boxes and Ceramics
STYLE: Silver, Gold Boxes and Ceramics
Property of an Important European Collection
A Vienna bust of Democritus, known as the Laughing Philosopher, Circa 1744-9
Lot Closed
November 13, 02:22 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of an Important European Collection
A Vienna bust of Democritus, known as the Laughing Philosopher
Circa 1744-9
modelled by Johann Christophe Ludwig von Lücke, bust length, his shoulders with a red drape, supported by a square base; on a slightly later Fürstenberg porcelain plinth moulded and gilt with shell, leaf and husk ornament, puce script F. mark to plinth
22cm., 8⅝in. high overall
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For a discussion of this model and the companion bust see Sturm-Bednarczyk, E. & Sladek, E., Zeremonien. Feste Kostüme Die Wiener Porzellanfigur in der Regierungszeit Maria Theresias, Vienna, 2010, nos. 9-10, pp. 28-9.