Pommel Plate for a Saddle in the Style of the Late Middles Ages, late 19th–early 20th century, French, Copper alloy, gold, enamel, H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm); W. 16 1/8 in. (41 cm), Equestrian Equipment-Saddles, Workshop of Louis Marcy (Luigi Parmeggiani) (Italian, 1860–1945), Due to its ambitious design, large scale, and bold use of gilding and enamel, this pommel plate is an excellent example of the fakes made in the late medieval and early Renaissance styles for which the Marcy workshop became notorious (for details of Marcy's career and the artworks connected with him see Claude Blair and Marian Campbell, Marcy: Ogetti d'arte della Galleria Parmeggiani di Reggio Emilia, Umberto Allemandi, Turin
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Pommel Plate, Saddle, Style, Late Middles Ages, late 19th–early 20th century, French, Copper alloy, gold, enamel, H, 13 3/4, 34.9 cm, W, 16 1/8, 41, Equestrian Equipment-Saddles, Workshop of Louis Marcy, Luigi Parmeggiani, Italian, 1860–1945, Due, ambitious design, large scale, bold, gilding, pommel plate, excellent example, fakes, medieval, early Renaissance styles, Marcy workshop, notorious, details, Marcy, career, artworks connected, see Claude, Blair, Marian Campbell, Ogetti d'arte, della, Galleria, Parmeggiani, di, Reggio, Emilia, Umberto Allemandi, Turin
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