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Jean-Antoine
Belleteste
(1730- 1811
Dieppe, France)
French ivory sculptor
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Jean-Antoine Belleteste is one of the most famous ivory artists of Dieppe (France) of the 18th century. In addition to a workshop he owned a business (store) where he had sold curiosities of ivory, like case, tobacco boxes, crucifixes, statues of saints, figures and fans. His outstanding artistically talent has influenced many other contemporary ivory artists.
Saint Therese d`Avila. Second half of the 18th century. H. c. 8,5 cm. Rouen. Musée Flaubert & d´Histoire de la Médicine.
Madonna on the Crecent Moon. H: 21,5 cm included base.
Autumn: Bacchus. C. 1764. H: 18,4 cm included base. Dieppe. Chateau-musée.
Chocolate-box for Queen Marie Antoinette of France. Front cover. Diameter 7 cm.
Chocolate-box for Queen Marie Antoinette. Bottem side. Diameter 7 cm.
Side face. Chocolate-box for Queen Marie Antoinette of France.
Side face. Detail. Chocolate-box for Queen Marie Antoinette of France with monogram “B” for Belleteste.
Mural. Allegory. Attributed to Jean- Antoine Belleteste. Diameter without frame 6,5 cm.
Mural. Temple of love.
His most extensive works has been miniature- and micro-carvings. The art of micro-carving in ivory reached the height of its popularity and technical artistry in the late 18th century, practiced only by a small number of highly sculptors. The central theme of the micro-carving above is lovers on flowers. Such depictions of love and truth have been favoured presents for an engagement or a marriage.
Jean-Antoine Belleteste is regarded as one of the leading French ivory carvers of the 18th century. His ivory-works are among the most costly in the world. Do you think you own a work by Jean-Antoine Belleteste? Contact us. We are the ivory experts on Jean- Antoine Belleteste.