Bust of King Louis XVI of France.

Price: 99 000₽

Antiques, early twentieth century, ORIGINAL
Rare with gorgeous preserved bust of King Louis XVI of France * with medal of the Order of the Holy Spirit
Bisque china
The sculptor’s stamp on the back of the composition
The perfect gift for the connoisseur and collector of rare, antique porcelain or busts in general
Reference: Louis XVI (1754-1793) was King of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1791, then King of France from 1791 to 1792. Louis XVI was the son of Louis-Ferdinand, dauphin of France, and Marie-Joseph of Saxe. He succeeded his grandfather Louis XV in 1774. Louis XVI’s reign was marked by important reforms concerning the rights of the people. The last years of Louis XVI’s reign were marked by important stock market speculation and then by the French Revolution, which, while adopting some reforms supported by the king until 1789, changed the king’s political role and governmental system of governance. . France, ending the absolute monarchy of divine right. At first, King Louis XVI became a constitutional monarch in the face of increasingly hostile opposition. In a second phase, the king was overthrown on August 10, 1792, by republican sections, and the monarchy was abolished on September 21. Found guilty of treason by the National Assembly, he was sentenced to death and executed by guillotine on January 21, 1793, in the Place de la Revolution in Paris.The Order of the Holy Ghost was, for two and a half centuries of its existence, the most prestigious chivalric order of the French monarchy. On December 31, 1578, amidst full religious wars, Henry III founded “the order and militia of the blessed Holy Spirit”. Suppressed in 1791 during the French Revolution, the Order of the Holy Spirit was restored in 1814. The order was finally abolished by Louis-Philippe I in 1830.

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SKU: 01515 Categories: Busts, Porcelain, Sculptures and statuettes Tags: Collector's item, Interior, Louis XVI, Perfect for a gift, Perfect for the collection, Statuettes

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