Pair of beautiful large French cast AE wall plates, decoration or plaques depicting Marie De Medici 1573-1642 and King Henri IV of France 1553- 1610 (reign from 02/08/1589-14/05/1610).
Probably 19th century culptures made of the uniface copies of bronze medals by Guillaume Dupré.
Obverse 1: Bust of Marie de' Medici facing right, wearing a widow's cap, a string of pearls, and a dress with open standing collar at the front of which hangs a cross. Around, in retrograde, MARIA AVGVSTA GALLIÆ ET NAVARÆ REGINA (Maria Augusta, Queen of France and Navarre). Beneath the truncation, G DVPRE F 1624 . All within laurel wreath, added to the original uniface copy of the original medal.
Obverse 2:
Henri IV, robed bust three-quarters right, original legend, missing on this plaque:
HANRICVS. IIII. D. G. FRANCOROM. ET. NAVAR. REX.
See these links to see the uniface copies that were probably used:
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7627043
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1432488
Dimensions: 13,7 cm / 16,7 mm
Weight : 314 and 325 g.
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