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Detail:

Les Visiteurs d’ Été:
Flore


designer:
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

design year:
1870

manufacturer:
Manufacture National de Sèvres, France

materials:
biscuit porcelain

notes:
This representation of the goddess Flora was created by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux as part of his larger work, Triomphe de Flore, designed for the southern façade of the Pavillion de Flore, Palais des Tuileries, Paris. The architect in charge of the project at first rejected Carpeaux's sculptural ornament because he felt it was overly abundant for the sober architecture of the building. Emperor Napoléon III supported Carpeaux and allowed the work to go forward.

dimensions:
height: 20"

price:
$18,000.00


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