A French gilt and patinated-bronze paste-inset and enamelled figural reliquary

BY SCHEKTEL-SOLEAU, PARIS, CIRCA 1890

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A French gilt and patinated-bronze paste-inset and enamelled figural reliquary
By Schektel-Soleau, Paris, Circa 1890
As two Medieval grooms supporting a gothic-style glazed case inset with paste and enamel, with padded interior, inscribed to the outside rim Schektel-Soleau. Paris, formerly on a base
23in. (59cm.) high
Schektel-Soleau

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Research has not been able to find any information on a sculptor by the name of Schektel-Soleau. However, work by a fondeur by the name of E. Soleau is known. The latter cast works by Joseph Cheret, whose style is similar to the present figures, exhibiting a large figural center-piece at the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exhibition.

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