inspired by the Sèvres models 'L'agréable leçon' or 'Les Flûteurs' and 'Les Mangeurs des Raisins', as pairs of pastoral figures on mound bases,

In good appearance. The figure group with the male holding grapes, there is hairline crack to the base which extends from a firing crack in the underside. The applied leaves with some typical minute chips, the brim of his hat with minute chips. The figure group with the male figure holding a flute, there is a similar extended firing crack to the underside of the base, the applied flower and the brim of this figure's hat with similar minute chipping.
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The present models are taken from those produced at Vincennes factory, which in turn were directly inspired by Boucher's set designs for Les Vendanges de Tempé, by Charles-Simon Favart (1710-92). The production was first performed in 1745 and then revised and produced again in 1752 at the Théâtre Italien in Paris. A particularly rare Vincennes example of 'Les Mangeurs des Raisins', from the Robert S Pirie collection was sold at Sotheby's New York, 5th December 2015, lot 54.