A 19TH CENTURY DIEPPE IVORY RELIEF OF THE FELICITY OF THE REGENCY OF MARIE DE' MEDICI AFTER SIR PETER PAUL RUBENS
depicting Marie as the personification of Justice flanked by Cupid, Minerva, Prudence, Abundance, Saturn and two figures of Pheme, within an ornate ivory frame carved with scrolling acanthus leaves, grotesque heads, garlands of fruits and surmounted by a female mask, with a bearded male mask below, 24cm high x 18cm wide

PROVENANCE: Purchased by the present owner at Bonhams, London, 2 November 2011, lot 6.
THIS LOT IS SUBJECT TO CITES

The present relief shows Marie de Medici as an allegory of Justice seated on a throne, holding scales and maintaining the balance and order of the world. The surrounding figures are identifiable through their attributes, Prudence has a snake to indicate wisdom, Abundance has a cornucopia in her right arm, and Minerva has a helmet and shield. Saturn is shown guiding the figure of France forward. Fame signals the occasion with a trumpet in the top left corner and four putti play around the scene.The series of paintings that this panel is copies from are now in the Louvre, Paris.