{"product_id":"antique-marie-antoinette-terracotta-bust","title":"Antique Marie Antoinette Terracotta Bust","description":"\u003cp\u003eA terracotta portrait bust of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, standing twenty inches tall and signed \"Houdon\" to the reverse — after the celebrated eighteenth-century French sculptor Jean-Antoine Houdon, whose penetrating portrait busts of Enlightenment figures such as Voltaire and Benjamin Franklin set the standard for character study in sculpture. This piece continues that tradition, likely produced by a later hand working in Houdon's style but in the 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe queen is depicted with quiet composure, her hair swept into an elaborate powdered coiffure, her expression composed and dignified. Worked in warm terracotta, the bust carries the soft, hand-finished texture typical of studio reproductions in this genre, with careful attention paid to the drapery at her shoulders and the architecture of her hairstyle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA handsome conversation piece for a library, entryway, or mantel, this bust brings a touch of rench grandeur into any interior — equally striking displayed alone or as part of a curated grouping of busts and objets d'art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Swan Hill Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49059873259739,"sku":null,"price":1695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/0466\/6843\/files\/E49236EE-A263-4DE0-A759-6935223E0FD8.jpg?v=1785786265","url":"https:\/\/swanhillhome.com\/products\/antique-marie-antoinette-terracotta-bust","provider":"Swan Hill Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}