"Bust Of La Fontaine XVIII"
Library bust representing the poet Jean de la Fontaine. The poet is represented with his head slightly turned to the left, wearing the shirt of the Artists and wearing the imposing wig fashionable under Louis XIV. The bust is based on a column in blue turquin marble, a marble widely used under Louis XVI. Good general condition - missing a label identifying the character. Period: 2nd half of the 18th century 
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