Offered by Laurent Chalvignac
Monumental trophy of arms in carved and gilded wood, composed of an oval shield bearing the arms of Apollo, covering a simulated pile of swords, brandons, spears, sabers, quivers and arrows ; a crown linked by an olive branch at the bottom and supported by a large vertical drape.
French Neoclassical work, symbolizing “peace that destroys weapons”, late 18th / early 19th century.
Size in inches : wide 32 X depth 2 X height 67