Sold
This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
The BADA Standard
- Since 1918, BADA has been the leading association for the antiques and fine art trade
- Members are elected for their knowledge, integrity and quality of stock
- Our clients are protected by BADA’s code of conduct
- Our dealers’ membership is reviewed and renewed annually
- Bada.org is a non-profit site: clients deal directly with members and they pay no hidden fees
A bronze column depicting ‘La Colonne de la Republique’ dated 1889, after Paul LeCreux, the classical fluted column is surmounted by a bust of Marianne, one of the most prominent symbols of the French Republic, wearing a Phrygian cap, the sides embossed with Latin phrases including the motto “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité” and “Pax, Lex, Jus, Lux” centred on a lion’s mask. French Guiana, c1889.
Footnote: The original ‘Colonne de la Republique’ was erected in Place des Palmistes, Cayenne, French Guiana in 1890, to commemorate the centenary of the storming of the Bastille and the end of absolute monarchy in France on July 14, 1789.
Paul Lecreux (18 February 1826 – 3 July 1894, Paris) was a French sculptor also working under the name Jacques France. He produced other versions of Marianne, including one in Rouen and another in which she is wearing Masonic attributes.
Dimensions
Height 36 inches 6 inches squareThe BADA Standard
- Since 1918, BADA has been the leading association for the antiques and fine art trade
- Members are elected for their knowledge, integrity and quality of stock
- Our clients are protected by BADA’s code of conduct
- Our dealers’ membership is reviewed and renewed annually
- Bada.org is a non-profit site: clients deal directly with members and they pay no hidden fees
