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Roubiliac and Sprimont: a friendship revisited

06/2023 | 1443 | 165

Pages: 601–611

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Author:

Murdoch, Tessa (Murdoch, Tessa)

Subjects

artists:

Roubiliac, Louis François / Sprimont, Nicholas / Coustou, Nicolas / Germain, Thomas, 1674-1748 / Crespin, Paul

dates:

1740-1749 / 1750-1759

museums and institutions:

Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory

places:

London

styles:

Rococo

subjects:

Huguenot / French sculpture / Porcelain / Silverwork / Bronzes / Clocks

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Louis-François Roubiliac, attributed to François Xavier Vispré. c.1760. Pastel on paper mounted on canvas, 62.2 by 54.6 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, New Haven CT).

Attributed works:

10. Head of a laughing child, after a model attributed to Louis-François Roubiliac. 1746–49. Chelsea porcelain, 19.7 by 16.7 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

Attributed works:

11. Persia and Macedonia (Greece) from the Temple of the Four Monarchies clock, by Louis-François Roubiliac. c.1738. Bronze, height 30 cm. each. Wet collodion negative by John Wesley Livingston. 1875. (Royal Collection Trust; © 2023 His Majesty King Charles III).

Attributed works:

12. Chaldea (Assyria) and Rome from the Temple of the Four Monarchies clock, by Louis-François Roubiliac. c.1738. Bronze, height 30 cm. each. Wet collodion negative by John Wesley Livingston. 1875. (Royal Collection Trust; © 2023 His Majesty King Charles III).

Attributed works:

13. Floor-standing clock, by Charles Clay, with paintings by Jacopo Amigoni and sculptures by Louis-François Roubiliac and John Michael Rysbrack. 1740–43. Wood with gilded metal, silver and paint, height 85 cm. (Royal Collection Trust / © HM King Charles III 2023).

Attributed works:

14. Britannia, after a model here attributed to Louis-François Roubiliac. c.1746–48. Chelsea porcelain, 25.7 by 16.2 cm. (Errol Manners, London).

Attributed works:

2. Nicholas Sprimont with his wife, Ann, and sister-in-law Susannah Protin. 1759–62. Oil on canvas, 76.5 by 53.7 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

Attributed works:

3. Retrieving hound, after a model attributed to Nicholas Sprimont. 1749. Chelsea porcelain, 19.8 by 19.8 by 8.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

Attributed works:

4. Paul Crespin. c.1726. Oil on canvas, 114 by 90 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

Attributed works:

5. Centrepiece. English, by Paul Crespin possibly in association with Nicholas Sprimont. 1740. Silver, 36 by 54.5 cm. (Toledo Museum of Art).

Attributed works:

7. Design for a soup tureen for Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, by Nicholas Sprimont. c.1744. Pen and black ink with brown ink wash on paper, 26 by 43.2 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

Attributed works:

8. Girl in a swing, Charles Gouyn Factory, St James’s, London. 1749–59. Porcelain, 15.9 by 16.8 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

Attributed works:

9. Trump, William Hogarth’s pug, after a model by Louis-François Roubiliac. 1747–50. Chelsea porcelain, 13.2 by 26.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).

Exhibition Review

Current and Forthcoming Exhibitions: The 1969 Antique Dealers' Fair

06/1969 | 795 | 111

Pages: 402-405+407

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Reviewer:

Banister, Judith (Banister, Judith)

Subjects

artists:

Larionov, Mikhail

artists:

Boulton, Matthew

artists:

Sprimont, Nicholas

dates:

1960-1969

places:

England / London

subjects:

Exhibitions / Reviews

subjects:

British Antique Dealers' Association

subjects:

Fairs

subjects:

Art dealers

Illustrations

Attributed works:

100. Wine Cup, 1662, Maker's Mark SR, Cinquefoil Below. With Matted Trumpet Foot and Panels Chased with Flowers and Foliage. Height, 9.6 cm. (Exh. Walter Willson Ltd, Antique Dealers' Fair, London.)

Attributed works:

101. Travelling Chamber Candlestick with Cover That Forms Beaker. Maker IPF, London 1808. (Exh. Garrard & Co Ltd, Antique Dealers' Fair, London.)

Attributed works:

102. Coffee Pot, by Gurney & Cook, London, 1740, with Contemporary Coat-of-Arms in Rococo Cartouche. (Exh. J. H. Bourdon-Smith Ltd, Antique Dealers' Fair, London.)

Attributed works:

103. One of a Pair of Silver Boats Made by Philip Brugier, London, 1755, Apparently Based on Chelsea Porcelain Designs. (Exh. David Udy, Antique Dealers' Fair, London.)

Attributed works:

105. Cylindrical Snuff Box, by Phipps & Robinson, London, 1796 Silver. (Exh. Asprey & Co., Antique Dealers' Fair, London.)

Attributed works:

94. One of a Pair of Matthew Boulton Urns in Derbyshire Spar and Ormulu. Height, 33.7 cm. (Exh. H. Blairman & Sons Ltd, Antique Dealers' Fair, London.)

Attributed works:

98. One of a Pair of Meissen Gold-Ground Presentation Tureens and Stands, the Reserves Painted in Enamel Colours with Scenes by J. G. Heintze. c. 1740. (Exh. Messrs Newman & Newman Ltd, Antique Dealers' Fair, London.)

Non-western art unattributed:

96. Imperial Yellow Jar and Cover, with White Interior. K'ang Hsi Period. Height, 27.4 cm. (Exh. John Sparks Ltd, Antique Dealers' Fair, London.)

Non-western art unattributed:

99. Chinese Saucer Dish of the Yung Cheng Period Decorated in Famille Rose Enamels. Diameter, 15.3 cm. (Exh. Bluett & Sons Ltd, Antique Dealers' Fair, London.)

Western art unattributed:

104. Tankard, 1637. Silver; Height, 15.2 cm. (Exh. S. J. Phillips, Antique Dealers' Fair, London.)

Western art unattributed:

93. Bonheur du Jour. English, c. 1780. Mahogany Inlaid with Tulipwood Veneers, with Gilt Metal Fret and Drawers Lined in Pencil Cedar. (Exh. Norman Adams Ltd, Antique Dealers' Fair, London.)

Western art unattributed:

95. Double-Sided Writing Table and Chair, in Bois Clair Inlaid with Pale Woods. Early Nineteenth Century. (Exh. Mallett & Son Ltd, Antique Dealers' Fair, London.)

Western art unattributed:

97. Sideboard Dish, Repoussé, Chased with Flowers and Foliage, the Centre with a Scene of Hercules Shooting at Nessus Raping Deianeira. Silver; Length, 58.4 cm. (Exh. Garrard & Co Ltd, Antique Dealers' Fair, London.)

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