DIEPPE, 19TH CENTURY

Details

A CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF A SEAMAN, POSSIBLY JEAN BART
DIEPPE, 19TH CENTURY
On an integral canted rectangular base, minor cracks
22.5 cm. high

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Lot Essay

Jean Bart (1650-1702) was a French naval hero, he had a successfull career fighting the Dutch and the English under the reign of Louis XIV.

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