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Lot 5

French school, early 19th century
The Lantern of Demosthenes and the Obelisk in the park of Saint-Cloud

27 October 2021, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£400 - £600

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French school, early 19th century

The Lantern of Demosthenes and the Obelisk in the park of Saint-Cloud
watercolour on laid paper
25.3 x 18.3cm (9 15/16 x 7 3/16in).

Footnotes

The Lantern, a copy of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates at Athens, was constructed in terracotta by the Trabucci brothers and exhibited at the Louvre in 1802. Purchased by Napoleon, it was installed on top of the obelisk designed by Pierre Fontaine. When Napoleon was in residence at the chateau it was illuminated for all Paris to see.

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