The Dauphin Louis XVII - Royalist Bust In Biscuit Porcelain - 32cm

Large bust representing Louis Charles of France (1785-1795), Duke of Normandy, then the Dauphin of France and finally Louis XVII. He is the second son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the child martyr of the Temple prison, where he died in captivity after the assassination of his parents on the Guillotine. The young Prince is represented with the plaque of the Order of the Holy Spirit and the blue scarf of the same order. Beautiful royalist object, very finely executed. Louis XVI style work in the taste of Sèvres from the 19th century. It is probably a work by Samson. The "Manufacture of Porcelain, Earthenware and Terracotta" of the Samsons (4 generations) is the finest example, in the field of fire arts, of the interest shown in the 19th century and in the first half of the 20th century in styles of the past, the 18th as well as the Middle Ages or the Renaissance, and for all the exoticisms, Spain as well as Saxony or China. With a very rich, varied and excellent quality production, the Samson were geniuses of imitation and the best reproducers of old pieces in ceramic art. The factory was rewarded with numerous medals in the universal exhibitions of the second half of the 19th century, giving it an international reputation, particularly among museums. If the factory was seen in the 19th century as an excellent factory of perfect copies, the perfection of its productions and the reputation it acquired make it today a sought-after production by amateurs, an equivalent of Sormani in the world of ceramics. Ideal to complete an 18th century decoration; these decorative objects are typical of this period, to be placed on a chest of drawers or fireplace. It is a piece decorated from all angles, intended to be seen from all sides in the center of a table for example or with its back to a mirror. It is in perfect condition, no accidents. Height: 32cm Width: 15cm