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Spilled Milk Figurine

This is a figurine made by Doccia in the 18th century . It is called ' Enfants buveurs de lait ' it is recorded as a model by Etienne Maurice Falconet after a drawing by Francois Boucher and originally made by Sevres but I recently found a modern example made by Richard Ginori as well so that explains this piece having been made by Doccia. but I am perplexed by this piece here. The figurine is made of unglazed porcelain and while Sevres made some superb biscuit pieces this here seems smoother and more liked Parian porcelain which wasn't invented until the mid 19th century . A superb figurine of a boy holding a bowl of milk that is spilling over while his younger brother is pulling on his arm. Kind of remind me of my kids :) There is a keg on the ground behind them while the Sevres piece would have had a basket of fruit behind them and the chest to one side. There used to possibly be something else on the base in front of them or it could be a firing flaw as only a small rough spot is left as shown. The piece is very well modeled and the white paste is amazing. It is in superb condition except for the missing item to the front of the base but there are some firing cracks and impurities to the porcelain as shown. The underside of the base is rough and unmarked. possibly masso bastardo ?! The piece displays superbly!  It is 5.625 inches tall, 4.5 inches wide and 3.5 inches deep. Please email me for more information or other pictures.

Price is $1249
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