Sevres-style Biscuit Group of Happy Elderly People
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A Sevres style white biscuit group, 'La Fete Des Bonnes Gens L'Heureux Vieillard', after Simon Louis Boizot, late 19th/early 20th century, the narrative grouping modelled as a lady crowning a seated old man with laurels, a kneeling figure kissing his hand, with further figures, one holding an oval tablet inscribed 'Sagesse Et Vertus Ont Ici Le Mme Prix Qua Salenci', a banner lying at the old man's feet inscribed 'Le bon Vieillard', incised D 898 to verso, 39.5 cm high, 37 cm wide, 24 cm deep
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- Verso - Verso is the "back" side of a sheet of paper, art work, coin or medal. The front side is "recto".
- Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.
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