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DE BAECQUE et Associés - Lyon

362 - 19th-century Lyon School
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Estimate €500 - €800
Description
19th-century Lyon School Allegory of Lyon and its districts She is depicted seated, accompanied by a lion; behind her lie Gallo-Roman ruins, and her right arm rests on a shield bearing the coat of arms of the city of Lyon. Wearing an architectural crown, she holds a shuttle and a ruler in her hands. At her feet are two amphorae representing the Rhône and the Saône. The whole stands on a hexagonal plinth representing the six districts of Lyon. Signed “L.C.A. MARTIN, 1866, completed in 1873” Height 47.5 cm Minor chips and the head has been reattached
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