VICTOR BALTARD (1805-1874)

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VICTOR BALTARD (1805-1874)
MEDAL OF THE FRONTIER OF THE MONUMENTAL GATE OF THE WHEAT AND FLOUR PAVILION DES HALLES CENTRALES DE PARIS Important bas-relief decorated with an allegory of the harvest in the form of a female figure holding an ear of wheat, surrounded by horns of plenty, fruits, ribbons, a compass rose of wheat ears. Cast iron. c. 1860. Diameter : 100 cm. PROVENANCE. Demolition site of several pavilions of the Halles Centrales, in 1971-1973, directed by the Crucy establishment. Remained in the Crucy family until today. REFERENCE. - A similar medallion, the only known surviving example, which was in the collection of Madame Roxane Debuisson, is kept in the permanent collections of the Carnavalet Museum, Paris. - Victor Baltard, le fer et le pinceau, Exhibition, 16 October 2012 - 13 January 2013, Musée d'Orsay, Paris. BIBLIOGRAPHY Victor BALTARD, Félix CALLET, Les Halles centrales de Paris construites sous le règne de Napoléon III et sous l'administration de M. le baron Haussmann, Sénateur, Préfet du département de la Seine, A. Morel et Cie, 1863.
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