A Pair of French 19th Century Lead Liberty Statues

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A Pair of French 19th Century Lead Liberty StatuesAn animated and rare pair of 19th Century French lead Liberty figures playing the games of Darts and Boule. Depicting figures in 18th Century costume. The female figure is in mid throw with two feathered darts or arrows with her dress billowing around her. The male is weighing up his aim, mid move ready to throw his boule. They both wear very important hats known as the Phrygian cap or liberty cap is a soft conical cap with the apex bent over during

”- Chloë Holt (Framed size)

With lovely hand pressed coin patterned details in the terracotta and banded ridges the top opening having a rolled rim

Italy in 1888

The Merchants of Venice were the true heros of Venice’s development bringing precious cargo from far flung lands

A richly theatrical yet beautifully proportioned Italian Baroque wall mirror

with grape bunch handles and a grape vine foliate rim

A model that rarely surfaces to the market

The Rococo style mirror is deeply carved

dating to c

Simply an incredible gestural and life-like work of art full of movement and expression

Note hollow to the base

The fountain features a huge scale scalloped shaped shell bowl supported by three intertwined dolphins upon a rock work base