Lot Essay
This figure is a reduction of the lifesize model by Franois-Frdric Lemot, in Paris which is illustrated in J. Hargrove, Statues of Paris, 1989, p. 53.
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CIRCA 1880
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A French carved ivory equestrian figure of Henri IV
Circa 1880
In full armour with a cape, holding a scroll in his right hand, with a sword to his left side, on a rearing horse, on a naturalistically carved ovoid base, on a stepped rectangular ebonised plinth
The figure: 6.7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high; the base: 4 in. (11.5 cm.) high
Circa 1880
In full armour with a cape, holding a scroll in his right hand, with a sword to his left side, on a rearing horse, on a naturalistically carved ovoid base, on a stepped rectangular ebonised plinth
The figure: 6.7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) high; the base: 4 in. (11.5 cm.) high