Manufacture nationale de Sèvres
The Girl Offers Her Coin in Payment
c. 1757
Unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit)
SEE IT IN PERSON
Not currently on view
In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
Discussion
FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
This independently sculpted figure of a girl offering a coin as payment for the pastry she holds was originally paired with another biscuit figure, which depicts a boy selling pastries from a basket slung across his shoulder. Like many such sculptures from this period, these were modeled after designs by the French artist François Boucher (1703–1770).
Be the first to share your thoughts.
Sign in to join the discussion.
More by Manufacture nationale de Sèvres
More like this
Franz Anton Bustelli — Singer
Italy — Girl with Bird Nest
England, Staffordshire — Shepherdess
Herbert Minton and Company — Hannah Moore
Franz Anton Bustelli — Mourning Madonna
Italy — Boy with Two Birds
Tournai Porcelain Manufactory — Boy Playing Flute
Höchster Porzellanmanufaktur GmbH — The Welcome Cupid
Derby Porcelain Manufactory — Allegorical Figure of Asia
Joseph Mozier — Pocahontas
Germany — Figure of a Man and Dog
Johann Fredrich Lück — Shepherd Girl Holding Sheep