Expédition Ancienne plaque bronze grand tour victorienne jugement de Salomon plaque XIXème

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RARE AND BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE GRAND TOUR PLAQUE - THE JUDGEMENT OF SOLOMON

A beautiful antique plaquette from the 19th century, Victorian Grand Tour era - after an original 16th century depiction.

There are a couple of similar examples in the V&As collection which were made in Italy in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries (you can check them out on their website catalogue).

This plaque is beautifully wrought with lovely detail, and it has its original hanging loop.

Im not sure of the metal, most examples seem to be bronze but this seems to have more of a copper tone, so Im not completely sure.

Designed for display by private Victorian collectors.It measures approx. 16cm across.

Condition: Overall the plaque is in very good condition with just slight general age-related wear and patina to the front. Some slight Verdigris, as well.

It appears that there has been felt added and then removed on the reverse at some point, as there are traces of the felt and it looks as if a glue or varnish was used. This is only on the back, and it is not visible when the plaque is hung. I have not tried to clean it up, so possibly it could be removed.

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