Lady Feodora Gleichen (1861-1922)
Figure of Victory 1921
Gilt bronze, enamel, marble, lapis lazuli, opal, jade, spar | 89.4 x 37.0 x 31.6 cm (whole object) | RCIN 50473
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Gilt bronze figure of Victory, holding an enamelled laurel wreath aloft; supported on a rotating globe, made from opals, sections of which form the countries of the World, this rests on a block of African jade above five columns, the central one of Derbyshire spar and the four others lapis lazuli, to of which rest on recumbant (British) lion and (Indian) tiger; the gilt bronze cobras at the top of the columns represent India. The square base is of New Zealand jade, black marble and grey Spitzbergen marble. Beneath the base is a removeable gilt bronze plaque.
Provenance
Presented to King George V by Maharaja Madho Rao Scindia, of Gwalior, to celebrate the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919
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Medium and techniques
Gilt bronze, enamel, marble, lapis lazuli, opal, jade, spar
Measurements
89.4 x 37.0 x 31.6 cm (whole object)
