French School, 20th Century

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French School, 20th Century
Marshall Joffre, facing right in black coat with six decorations and wearing a scarlet hat with gold embroidery
enamel on copper, on a photographic base, gilt frame
oval, 2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) high; and an unframed enamel of an Indian prince in gold-embroidered brown coat and wearing a red turban
oval, 3¼ in. (82 mm.) high (2)

Lot Essay

Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre (1852-1931) was a French soldier becoming commander-in-chief of the French armies from 1915 to 1916. He resigned after the French failure at Verdun and was made a marshal of France.

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