SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, ON AN ASSOCIATED PARCEL-GILT GREY-PAINTED PEDESTAL

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A FRENCH PLASTER BUST
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, ON AN ASSOCIATED PARCEL-GILT GREY-PAINTED PEDESTAL
The bust modelled wearing medal 'R De Siam' and inscribed 'Claude de Forbin, C. descardre', restorations
The bust: 36.1/2 in. (92 cm.) high; 29 in. (74 cm.) wide
The pedestal: 50.1/2 in. (128 cm.) high; 19.3/4 in. (50 cm.) wide; 19.3/4 in. (50 cm.) deep

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Claude de Forbin (1656-1733) was a distinguished French Naval commander who served under Louis XIV. Forbin was sent to Siam as part of a diplomatic mission and subsequently became the governor of Bangkok. After returning to France in 1688, he became a key commander in the war with Britain during which he was briefly captured and taken to Plymouth but quickly escaped. In 1708 he assisted ‘The Old Pretender’ (James Stuart, 1688-1766) in his failed attempt on the English throne before retiring from the Navy in 1715.