"Presented In Its Rich Baroque Bronze Frame With High Terracotta Relief By Victor Hugo, 1865"
Homage to Victor Hugo dated May 22, 1865, this representation of the "Great Man" and Poet Victor Hugo in a bust of a high relief of oval patina, dated and captioned, in its beautiful and rich baroque bronze frame which presents it well, is a fine and realistic work, full of poetry, a decorative wall piece honoring the great Writer of the 19th century under the era of Napoleon III who was not his friend ... Fine and of a patinated terracotta, well presented this pretty set is a definite decorative asset and a piece of history, that of a century turning and very rich on the literary point. A pretty little frame in good condition and a charming curiosity ...