Tuesday 19 March 2019

Mystery Terracotta bust attributed to Rysbrack offered by Leclere Drouot Paris 26 Nov. 2018



Mystery Terracotta Bust. attributed to Michael Rysbrack. 


Offered by auctioneers  Leclere, Drouot, Paris. Lot 97 - 26 Nov. 2018.

An interesting bust - almost certainly not by Rysbrack - the large hole on the back of the head suggests a possibly continental origin to me










Catalogue entry.

ATTRIBUÉ À JOHN MICHAEL RYSBRACK (1684 – 1770)

Portait en buste d'une dame de qualité sous les traits de Flore, terre cuite.

Angleterre, XVIIIe siècle.

H. 52 cm, L. 50 cm

 A terracotta woman's torso, depicted in the traits of Flore. XVIII th.c. H. 20 in, L. 20 in

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