18th Century Sevres group
A Sèvres group of La Fee Urgele or Ce qui plait aux dames most likely modelled by Bachelier representing a lady seated on rockwork resisting the advances of a soldier standing over her, he is wearing armour and with a tied sash over his shoulder, on a mound base with an upturned basket of flowers at the front, a plumed helmet and shield moulded with Medusa's head to the back. This group was first produced in 1767 under the direction of Bachelier, and formed a pair with la Fête au château. The group sold for a price of 144 livres, and was based on characters from the comic opera La Fée Urgèle, which was performed in front of the court at Fontainebleau for the first time in 1765. According to Émile Bourgeois, the biscuit group represents Mme Favart et Clairval performing La scène du baiser volée.
Circa :1767
Dim: W: 7,9 in - D: 5,9in - H: 8,3in.
Dim: L:20cm, P:15cm, H:21cm.
Bibliography: E. Bourgeois, Le biscuit de Sèvres au XVIII° siècle, Paris, 1909, ed. Goupil, Tome I, p 62-63, Tome II, p 11Musée national de Céramique, Sèvres, 6 novembre 2001- 4 février 2002, Falconet à Sèvres, 1757-1766, ou l'art de plaire, p 158
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