"Pair Of Busts "the Brongniart Children" After Houdon, Limoges Tharaud Biscuit Porcelain"
Pair of biscuit porcelain busts depicting the Brongniart children after the originals by Houdon. Louise and Alexandre were the two children of the architect Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart, famous for the construction of the Paris Stock Exchange (Palais Brongniart). The portraits are exquisitely crafted and designed with contrasting features. They turn their heads in opposite directions. Alexandre is clothed, while Louise is nude.
The busts stand in blue-glazed porcelain.
Circa 1970-1980.
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