"The Consignment of the Regency". A carved ivory triptych depicting King Henry IV of France and his wife Marie de' Medici - France, 19th Century ; ; taken from "The Marie de' Medici Cycle", a series of twenty-four paintings by Peter Paul Rubens commissioned by Marie de' Medici, widow of Henry IV of France, for the Luxembourg Palace in Paris. Rubens completed the project in 1622; Twenty-one of the paintings depict Marie's own struggles and triumphs in life. The remaining three are portraits of herself and her parents.The paintings now hang in the Louvre in Paris. 16.6 x 26.1 x 1.5 cm, 6 17/32 x 10 9/32 x 0 19/32 in, weight 340 gr. Item condition grading: **** good. Ce.S.Ar. Certificate of Antiquity

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