A PAIR OF PARIS (DIHL ET GUERHARD) BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURES OF JUSTICE AND PEACE ON ORMOLU-MOUNTED GREEN-GLAZED BASES

Lot 122
18.04.2023 13:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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£ 17 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 122 | A PAIR OF PARIS (DIHL ET GUERHARD) BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURES OF JUSTICE AND PEACE ON ORMOLU-MOUNTED GREEN-GLAZED BASES
Estimate value
£ 18 000 – 25 000
Each modelled after Charles-Gabriel Sauvage, called Lemire, as a lady wearing classical robes, Justice seated, holding a sword, with scales in her left hand resting on the pedestal beside her, Peace standing, holding a flaming torch, a triumphal flag and suit of armour at her feet, with a cornucopia at her side issuing coins and a wheatsheaf, the green-glazed bases with inset panels ormolu-mounted with foliate ornament, one titled 'LA JUSTICE', the other 'LA PAIX', alternating with gadroon panels
32.5 cm. (127/8 in.) high, overall
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