PAJOU, PAJOU, Tambourine player with a faun and a putto

PAJOU,Tambourine player with a faun and a puttoTerracotta, dark grayish-brown. Inscribed "Pajou f. 1774." H 55.5 cm. 10.75 kg.On a round pedestal featuring rocks entwined with vines stands a scantily clad nymph holding a tambourine. Her gaze is directed downward toward a small faun boy reaching out toward her, while her right hand is placed protectively around a putto, who is sitting next to her on the rock and holding fruit.Signs of age and wear; minor chipping on the base; the coating is partially worn; two fingers on the faun’s right hand are missing (though the gray coating is undamaged).If this is indeed Augustin Pajou, then: French sculptor (1730, Paris – 1809, ibid.), attended the Académie Royale from the age of 14, where he was a student of the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne; spent several years studying in Rome and Italy; enjoyed the favor of the king and Madame du Barry. All lots with a reserve (starting price) of at least €2,000 are cross-checked against the Art Loss Register database.Provenance: Peter Kaus Museum Estate.For this lot, we recommend personal pickup, fine art transport, or shipping via ThePackengers.*This is an automatically generated translation from German by deepl.com and only to be seen as an aid - not a legally binding declaration of lot properties. Please note that we can only guarantee for the correctness of description and condition as provided by the German description.

Estimate:£1,874.91

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