HEAD OF A LYING MAN Large female head of a recumbent in sculpted white marble. The peaceful face has closed closed eyes, the mouth sketching a smile of bliss. She is wearing her hair in a ratepenade (like a snowshoe). There is a collar around her neck. On the back is a wrought iron tenon. France, 16th century, circa 1560. Height: 25 cm - Width: 27.5 cm Depth: 16 cm (Fragment, visible missing parts) This noble lady's headdress is entirely characteristic of the high nobility as it was during the reign of Kings Charles IX and Henry III. The quality of the marble used expensive material and the prerogative of the great of the kingdom allows us to envisage an important patron with a certain degree of certainty. IMPORTANT From lot 275 onwards, the lots can only be viewed at our storage facility in Gennevilliers. Exhibition by appointment: +33 1 47 45 08 18