Good bronze casting, size 10.5 cm. The depiction is based on a Christian nativity scene. A comparable piece can be seen in the Musee des beaux-arts de Pau. It can be opened and can then be used as a can, for example. The motif goes back to the later French period. King Henri IV, who was born in Pau (in the southwestern foothills of the Pyrenees in France). Its cradle consisted of the carapace of a large sea turtle and is still in the city's castle today. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Sculptures   |   Material: Metall   |   Country of origin: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France | Similar pieces