Double patina , silver and gold .
The duelists are dressed in their traditional costumes , with their swords .
Signature of the sculptor " E. Guillemin " on the circular base, richly chiselled .
19th century period .
In a perfect state .
Émile Guillemin ( 1841 - 1907 )
Émile - Coriolan Guillemin , born in Paris on November 16 , 1841 and died in the same city in 1907 , is a French sculptor .
Émile - Coriolan Guillemin was a pupil of his father , Auguste Marie Guillemin and Jules Salmson .
He exhibited at the Salon from 1870 until 1899 .
He obtained an honorable mention in 1892 .
Guillemin is known for pushing to the extreme a realism served , in his bronzes in particular , by a remarkable quality of carving .