"Jean-qui-pleure et Jean-qui-rit (Crying Jean and Laughing Jean)" Pair of Busts #Antique_Brocanter ♧ Size: Height 19.5cm Width 10cm Base Diameter 9cm Weight: Crying Jean 997g / Laughing Jean 870g The overall color is brass, but the forehead and chest of Laughing Jean are discolored. Crying Jean wobbles slightly. These are old items and show some damage. Please check the images carefully before considering a purchase. There are various theories about the original model of the sculpture, but the most likely is Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828). I was drawn to the somewhat eerie appearance and ordered them. It doesn't seem like there's much demand, but it's one of my secret favorite items. "Crying Jean and Laughing Jean" is originally a line from a poem by Voltaire (1694-1778), suggesting that joy and sorrow are sometimes inevitable, and that everything can change in an instant. While changing forms, it has become a theme that has been familiar in France for a long time, though it is minor, such as in Alkan's piano pieces, novels, plays, and children's play songs. #French Antique ♧