{"id":4591,"date":"2019-07-26T22:56:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T20:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sculptureetcollection.com\/?p=4591"},"modified":"2019-07-30T15:12:39","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T13:12:39","slug":"press-release-a-rediscovered-masterpiece-attributed-to-francesco-bordoni-sculptor-to-the-king-1574-1654-the-bronze-bust-of-paul-phelypeaux-de-pontchartrain-1569-1621","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sculptureetcollection.com\/en\/press-release-a-rediscovered-masterpiece-attributed-to-francesco-bordoni-sculptor-to-the-king-1574-1654-the-bronze-bust-of-paul-phelypeaux-de-pontchartrain-1569-1621\/","title":{"rendered":"A REDISCOVERED MASTERPIECE ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCESCO BORDONI SCULPTOR TO THE KING (1574-1654) THE BRONZE BUST OF PAUL PHELYPEAUX DE PONTCHARTRAIN (1569-1621)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At Auction in Paris at Drouot, 20 November 2019 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Attributed to FRANCESCO DI BARTELOMEO BORDONI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Francisque Bourdonny) (Florence circa 1574 – Paris 1654)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paul Ph\u00e9lypeaux, seigneur de Pontchartrain (Blois 1569 \u2013 Castel-Sarrazin 1621)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A bronze bust with a brown patina on a turquin blue marble socle<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Height with base: 87.7cm, 34 1\u20442 in Dimensions: 70.5 cm x 66 cm, 27 3\u20444 x 26 in Height of the base: 17.2 cm, 6 3\u20444 in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the verso a brass plaque with the inscription:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00ab PAUL PHELYPEAUX \u2013 SEIGNEUR DE PONTCHARTRAIN – SECRETAIRE DESTAT- 1610 \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commissioned from Bordoni for the chapelle des Tr\u00e9pass\u00e9s, Church of Saint-Germain-l\u2019Auxerrois, Paris<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Provenance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Louis II Ph\u00e9lypeaux, comte de Pontchartrain (1643 – 1727) before 1714<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 J\u00e9r\u00f4me Ph\u00e9lypeaux,
comte de Pontchartrain (1674-1747)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 J\u00e9r\u00f4me Ph\u00e9lypeaux,
comte de Pontchartrain (1674-1747)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Jean-Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Ph\u00e9lypeaux,
comte de Maurepas et de Pontchartrain (1701-1781)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Diane-Hortense Mancini-Mazarini, (1742-1808) spouse of Louis-Hercule de Coss\u00e9-Brissac,
duc de Brissac (1734-1792)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Ad\u00e9la\u00efde de Coss\u00e9-Brissac (1765-1818), spouse of Jean-Baptiste de Rochechouart, duc de Mortemart (1752-1812)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Thence by descent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Estimation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

500 000 \/ 800 000 \u20ac<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Five key facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This major work of sculpture shows the historical importance of Paul Ph\u00e9lypeaux de Pontchartrain (1569-1621), minister to Henri IV who brought stability to the kingdom following the assassination of the king. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never before at public auction has there been such an important 17th century bronze of this superb qualityrepresenting a key figureof the history of France. The sale of this unique bust by DE BAECQUE & Associ\u00e9s is an important event for the art market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientific and technicalanalyses, as well as important archival research undertaken by the experts of Sculpture et Collection have allowed for the attribution of this exceptional cast to Francesco Bordoni (1574-1654), an artist of Italian origin who becamethe official sculptor to theking of France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, only a dozen such royal portraits in bronzeare known and they are all held in private collections and museums, notably at the Louvre. This bronze will now enrich the extremely small number of existing busts of dignitaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intended for the church of the Louvre \u2013 Saint-Germain L\u2019Auxerrois – the sculpture has remained for 400 years with the descendants of Pontchartrain himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Press release, Attributed to Francesco BORDONI, Bronze bust of Paul Ph\u00e9lypeaux de Pontchartrain <\/a>T\u00e9l\u00e9charger<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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