83 - Late 19th–early 20th-century school

Late 19th–early 20th-century school Marie Adélaïde Clotilde Xavière of France, known as Madame Clotilde (1759–1802), Queen of Piedmont-Sardinia. Biscuit porcelain bust on a pedestal. Bears a “VAVASSEUR” signature and a date letter “F” within a double “L.” (chips on the base, firing defects) Height: 69 cm Granddaughter of Louis XV and sister of Kings Louis XVI, Louis XVIII, and Charles X, Marie-Adélaïde-Clotilde-Xavière of France (1759–1802), known as Madame Clotilde, married Charles Emmanuel of Savoy, the future King of Piedmont-Sardinia, in 1775. She became queen in 1796 and lived through the upheavals of the French Revolution and the Italian Wars, which forced the royal couple into exile. Renowned for her piety, she was declared Venerable in 1808, six years after her death in Naples. Note: A bisque replica of a marble bust created by an anonymous sculptor in the 18th century and held in the collections of the Palace of Versailles (inventory no. MV 2127). This marble sculpture was acquired in 1834 by King Louis-Philippe for the Historical Galleries of Versailles.