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03 November 2022 - 10:00 (CET) -
24, rue Ferrère - 33000 Bordeaux
This charming genre scene is one of François Boucher’s preparatory studies for The Cries of Paris, a book about everyday life in the capital published in 1737.
François Boucher (1703-1770), Des Pâtés, des talmouses toutes chaudes (Talmouse Pastries, Piping Hot), black stone and red chalk, “f.boucher” in graphite in the lower left, 25 x 16.7 cm/9.84 x 6.57 in. Estimate: €20,000/30,000
François Boucher (1703-1770), Des Pâtés, des talmouses toutes chaudes (Talmouse Pastries, Piping Hot), black stone and red chalk, “f.boucher” in graphite in the lower left, 25 x 16.7 cm/9.84 x 6.57 in. Estimate: €20,000/30,000
A young man kneels in front of a boy to let him choose a “talmouse”, a cheese-filled flaky pastry originally from Saint-Denis that was popular in mid-18th-century Paris.…
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