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A pair of French gilt bronze and ivory figures of Mediaeval knights, late 19th century
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A pair of French gilt bronze and ivory figures of Mediaeval knights, late 19th century

AFTER LOUIS GOSSIN

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A pair of French gilt bronze and ivory figures of Mediaeval knights, late 19th century
After Louis Gossin
Portraying Bertrand du Guesclin and Pierre Terrail Bayard, with brass plaques DU GUESCLIN 1320-1380 and BAYARD 1473-1524 respectively, both bases inscribed L Gossin, stamped SOCIETE DES BRONZES DE PARIS, and numbered D.3900 and D.3899 respectively
17¼in. (43.8cm.) and 17½in. (44.4cm.) high respectively (2)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Louis Gossin worked in Paris as a genre sculptor in the late 19th and first part of the 20th centuries, exhibiting at the Salon from 1877 onwards. His subjects here are two of the greatest French soldiers of their periods.

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