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CAST BY ANDRO FONDEUR FROM A MODEL BY A. VILLARD, CIRCA 1885
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A French patinated-bronze equestrian group of François 1er
Cast by Andro Fondeur from a model by A. Villard, Circa 1885
Wearing tournament armour, with plumes to his helmet, holding a lance in his right hand, riding a caparisoned horse, on a naturalistic rectangular base signed A Villard to the front right corner, the front with a plaque inscribed FRANOIS 1ER PAR VILLARD, the back inscribed Andro Fondeur Paris
Without the lance: 31 in. (79 cm.); 27 in. (69 cm.) wide
Cast by Andro Fondeur from a model by A. Villard, Circa 1885
Wearing tournament armour, with plumes to his helmet, holding a lance in his right hand, riding a caparisoned horse, on a naturalistic rectangular base signed A Villard to the front right corner, the front with a plaque inscribed FRANOIS 1ER PAR VILLARD, the back inscribed Andro Fondeur Paris
Without the lance: 31 in. (79 cm.); 27 in. (69 cm.) wide