Emile Coriolan Hippolyte Guillemin (France, 1841-1907), Two Renaissance Soldiers

Silvered bronze, inscribed signature "Ele Guillemin / LM" to the terrace edge, each soldier festooned in period armor with comb morion, mounted atop a polished stone socle.

9 1/2 in.

From the Collection of Wayne Morrison, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Kjellberg, Pierre. Bronzes of the 19th Century: Dictionary of Sculptors, pgs. 370-371.

silver-plating is mostly worn, with some polish accretions and verdigris to crevices; some mis-shaping to soldiers weaponry; one soldier missing weapon in right hand; stone with chipping.