A Vienna bust of Democritus, known as the Laughing PhilosopherCirca 1744-9 modelled by Johann Christophe Ludwig von Lücke, bust length, his shoulders with a red drape, supported by a square base; on a slightly later Fürstenberg porcelain plinth moulded and gilt with shell, leaf and husk ornament, puce script F. mark to plinth22cm., 8⅝in. high overall (2)Condition reportThe bust is generally in good order with only minor wear to the extremeties, most noticable to the edge of the fold of his cape to the back of the bust. The plinth has minor chipping to the corners of the top edeg with signs of old restoration.
A Vienna bust of Democritus, known as the Laughing PhilosopherCirca 1744-9 modelled by Johann Christophe Ludwig von Lücke, bust length, his shoulders with a red drape, supported by a square base; on a slightly later Fürstenberg porcelain plinth moulded and gilt with shell, leaf and husk ornament, puce script F. mark to plinth22cm., 8⅝in. high overall (2)Condition reportThe bust is generally in good order with only minor wear to the extremeties, most noticable to the edge of the fold of his cape to the back of the bust. The plinth has minor chipping to the corners of the top edeg with signs of old restoration.
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