19th Century Pair Of Busts Henri IV And Sully

Pair of small library busts in brown patina bronze representing the French king Henri IV and his minister the Duc de Sully, resting on cylindrical white marble bases encircled by gilt bronze.
Restoration period. Circa 1820 / 1830.

Height: 18.5 cm and 19 cm
Height of bronze busts: 7 cm and 7.5 cm
Diameter of bases: 7.5 cm
Weight of the two pieces: 700 g and 730 g

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Henri IV, born Henri de Bourbon on December 13, 1553 in Pau and assassinated on May 14, 1610 in Paris, was King of Navarre (Henri III de Navarre, 1572-1610) then King of France (1589-1610), the first French sovereign of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty.

Maximilien de Béthune, Duc de Sully (1559-1641), peer de France, maréchal de France, prince souverain d'Henrichemont et de Boisbelle, baron and marquis de Rosny, marquis de Nogent-le-Rotrou, comte de Muret et de Villebon, vicomte de Meaux, was a minister of Henri IV, king of France and Navarre.