The bronze bust of Paul Phélypeaux, seigneur de Pontchartrain (1569-1621), a rediscovered masterpiece attributed to the King's sculptor, Francesco BORDONI (1574-1654).
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A rediscovered masterpiece - The bust of Paul Phélypeaux de Pontchartrain (1569-1621) 25/07/2019
At aucion in Paris at DROUOT : November 20, 2019
Expert Cabinet Sculpture et Collection 69, rue sainte Anne 75002 Paris contact@sculptureetcollection.com +33 (0)1 83 97 02 06
Attributed to FRANCESCO DI BARTELOMEO BORDONI (Francisque Bourdonny) (Florence circa 1574 - Paris 1654) Paul Phélypeaux, seigneur de Pontchartrain (Blois 1569 – Castel-Sarrazin 1621) A bronze bust with a brown patina on a turquin blue marble socle Height with base: 87.7cm, 34 ½ in Dimensions: 70.5 cm x 66 cm, 27 ¾ x 26 in Height of the base: 17.2 cm, 6 ¾ in On the verso a brass plaque with the inscription: « PAUL PHELYPEAUX – SEIGNEUR DE PONTCHARTRAIN - SECRETAIRE DESTAT- 1610 »
Provenance Commissioned from Bordoni for the chapelle des Trépassés, Church of Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois, Paris • Louis II Phélypeaux, comte de Pontchartrain (1643 - 1727) before 1714 • Jérôme Phélypeaux, comte de Pontchartrain (1674-1747) • Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, comte de Maurepas et de Pontchartrain (1701-1781) • Diane-Hortense Mancini-Mazarini, (1742-1808) spouse of Louis-Hercule de Cossé-Brissac, duc de Brissac (1734-1792) • Adélaïde de Cossé-Brissac (1765-1818), spouse of Jean-Baptiste de Rochechouart, duc de Mortemart (1752-1812) • Thence by descent
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