The Grape Eaters

Sèvres Manufactory (France)

François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)

1757–66

Object PlaceSevres, France

Medium/TechniqueSoft-paste biscuit porcelain

DimensionsOverall: 22.5 x 23.5 x 18.8cm (8 7/8 x 9 1/4 x 7 3/8in.)

Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection

Accession number65.1870

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ClassificationsCeramics

Collections

Europe

InscriptionsIncised F on back.ProvenanceUntil 1944, Jules S. Bache (b. 1861 - d. 1944), New York; April 19-21, 1945, Bache estate sale, Kende Galleries, New York, lot 470. 1945, Jacques Helft, New York; December 17, 1945, sold by Jacques Helft to Forsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)