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HENRI IV, King of France (1553-1610)
Carved ivory bust of He…
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HENRI IV, King of France (1553-1610)
Carved ivory bust of He…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
HENRI IV, King of France (1553-1610)
Carved ivory bust of Henri IV in armour wearing the collars of the Order of Saint-Michel and the Holy Spirit
France, Dieppe, Late 18th - early 19th century
Height: 13.5 cm
H with blackened wood pedestal: 19.5 cm
Gross weight: 330 g
A CITES document will be given to the buyer of this lot.
The composition follows the iconographic canon defined by the sculptor Barthélémy Tremblay (1568-1629), a laurelled and armoured sovereign in the antique style, in an idealised representation of the king.
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