John who laughs and John who cries Statues wall sconce At the bottom

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Period: early 20th century

DIMENSIONS: Height: 26 3/8 inches (67cm)

John who laughs and John who cries Statues wall sconce At the bottomVery charming pair of bronze statues dating to the 19th century. The bust depict the heads of a laughing child and of a crying child. This pair of bronze sculptures was made after Jean Antoine Houdon (1741 1828). "Houdon is famous for his portrait busts and statues of philosophers, inventors and political figures of the Enlightenment. Houdon's subjects include Denis Diderot (1771), Benjamin Franklin (1778 09), Jean Jacques Rousseau (1778), Voltaire