The present lot is based upon one of three allegorical figures placed around the base of the Monument to the Heart of the Constable, Anne de Montmorency, commissioned in 1571, and today in the Louvre (see J.-R. Gaborit et al, Musée du Louvre, Sculpture Française, Paris, 1998, II, p. 547.
The 'C' couronné poinçon was a tax mark employed in France on any alloy containing copper between March 1745 and February 1749.
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Some wear to the highpoints of the patination. Ingrained dirt in the crevices. Minor nicks and dents overall consistent with age and handling. There is a bend to the proper right edge of the base, probably due to having been dropped.
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Lot 126Sale 20554
Allegorical figure of AbundanceWORKSHOP OF BARTHÉLEMY PRIEUR (BERZIEUX C. 1536 - 1611 PARIS), EARLY 17TH CENTURYEstimate: GBP 4,000 - 6,000
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