Louis 14 fireback. - Lot 100

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Louis 14 fireback. - Lot 100
Louis 14 fireback. Mythological scene showing the sharing of Achilles' weapons. When Achilles was killed by Paris, Ajax and Ulysses rescued his body from the Trojans and then fought over his weapons in front of all the assembled chiefs. Ulysses won, thanks to his eloquence. Ajax, furious, lost his mind, and pierced himself with his sword (Le partage des armes d'Achille - Mort d'Achille - Odyssée, chapitre XXIV, v. 36). Similar plate published in CARPENTIER H., Plaques de cheminées, Tome premier, F. DE NOBELE, Paris, 1967. 18th century. Restored. Height 97 cm - Width 97 cm - Thickness 4 cm
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