"At The Pewter Plate, Maison Lucotte - Two Riders Of The Saharan Camel Company"
AU PLAT D'ÉTAIN, MAISON LUCOTTE TWO CAVALIERS of the SAHARAN METARIST COMPANY on their DROMADAIRE
France
Lead and pigments
H. 10.5 cm; Length: 9 cm (the smaller one)
(accident and missing)
One of the two men is sitting on a North African saddle and is dressed in such a way as to be protected from the sand and sun. He is riding his dromedary with a firearm in his hand. His mount is wearing a polychrome saddle cloth with tassels and an ornament on the neck.
The other rider holds in his right hand a tricolour flag with the words ‘Escadron de méhariste’ in gold lettering.
In original box.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
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