Lot no. 335
ALGÉRIE - ALGERIA
Third Republic (1870-1940). Uniface plaque, prayer in the desert, by P. Lenoir ND (c.1915), Paris.
Av. LA ILAHA ILL ALLAH! The prayer of the camel drivers in the desert; signature P. LENOIR.
Rv. Smooth.
Ruedas 361 - Esc - - Maier 279 ; Bronze - 222,8 g - 60 x 112 mm - 12 h
With a label from iNumis, then from the Pierre-René Bauquis collection.
With a piercing hole at 12 o'clock, visible mainly on the reverse. Brown patina. Superb.
By Pierre Lenoir (1879-1953), a pupil of Ponscarme and Chaplain. In 1911, he was awarded a grant which he used for a trip to Algeria, a theme he frequently dealt with.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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