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France, Bénédicité, 1926, a uniface bronze plaque by G.-H. Prud’homme, Breton woman seated in chair left, offering a prayer of thanks before eating soup from a bowl, 94 x 72mm (CGMP pp.330-1; Classens 70; BM Acq. 1978-82, pl.44, 138). Skilfully modelled, very fine to extremely fine, nicely patinated (£50-60)

Ex DNW 42 (1494).

First issued privately as a cast plaque in 1906 (BDM IV, 706; Gaz. Num. 1909, p.241, 60)