Pair of statuettes in ivory carved in the round representing the painters Antoine van DYCK and Pierre-Paul RUBENS. They are depicted standing next to a pedestal, in the costume of their time, the first one with his right hand on his hip, his painter's palette at his feet, accompanied by the inscription D.ANTONIUS VANDYCK.EQUES, and the second one with his right hand on his chest, the other one on his sword's hilt, accompanied by the inscription RVBENS. On bases in ebony veneer and blackened wood with brass inlays. 18th century (small accidents and missing parts). Height without the base: 21,4 cm Height with the base : 32,5 cm Gross weights: 1 355,5 g and 1 247,3 g A request for a CIC dated April 19, 2023, bearing the number K_20230419_2031548 is currently being processed.

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