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Augustin Pajou

(France, 1730-1809)
Estimate
30 000 - 35 000 SEK
2 920 - 3 410 EUR
3 400 - 3 960 USD
Hammer price
34 000 SEK
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Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Lisa Gartz
Stockholm
Lisa Gartz
Head Specialist Silver
+46 (0)709 17 99 93
Augustin Pajou
(France, 1730-1809)

Portrait bust depicting Madame Du Barry (1743-1793)

Marble, height 70.5 cm. 19th Century.

Literature

Louis Réau, "Histoire de l'expansion de l'art français Pays Scandinaves, Angleterre, Amérique du Nord", Paris 1931, compare p. 75.
C.D. Moselius, the motif described in "Pajou's portrait bust of Madame Du Barry", tidskriften Apollo, maj 1926.
Oswald Kuylenstierna, the motif mentioned in "Gustav III och grevinnan du Barry", Ord och Bild, Stockholm 1925.

More information

The original was given by Mme Du Barry to King Gustav III.