Beautiful early 20th-century Parisian-wear lady bust in a stunning neoclassical design, featuring a statue from Manon Lescaut, a French romantic novel. Further information is towards the bottom. The figure shows elegant style and form with an exceptional finish and intricate detail of the features. We love the authentic look of the hair and the French twist style.
It dates back to around the early 20th century.
Come in a plaster/alabaster mix with an aged white glaze.
Nice condition with a few minor authentic marks of the piece.
Height: 38cm
Length: 21cm
Width: 14cm
A novel by Abbot Prévost - (1697-1763) Manon Lescaut - Abbe Prevost wrote a short novel entitled L'Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et Manon Lescaut. The first romantic novel in French, Paris is a tale of passionate love. In the French novel, charming amoral girl des Grieuxb, an enchanting young girl whose charms passed all descriptions, was so delicate, sweet, and winsome that she seemed love's very self. Never was a girl less attached to money than she. Still, she never knew a moment's peace of mind if there was any fear of lacking it- to be continuously amused was so necessary to her that failing it, one could count not at all on her humour or inclinations. The beautiful creature found her way into the hearts of at least three operatic composers, Auber, Massenet, and Puccini, who made her operas bearing her name.