497 BAS-RELIEF OF GRAY WAX FRENCH, 17TH CENTURY Attributed to Coysevox. An equestrian combat of warriors in the style of the antique. An exquisite ceroplastic creation resembling in every respect an ancient cameo. The handling of the horses is particularly noteworthy. In gilded bronze frame. Size in frame, 5 x 61/2 inches From the Spitzer legacies. [SEE ILLUSTRATION, PRECEDING PAGE] 498 PAIR OF BAS-RELIEFS OF WHITE WAX ITALIAN, 16TH CENTURY Attributed to Giovanni Bernardi di Castelbolognese. Representing martial equestrian subjects, the combat carried on by soldiers in Roman armour. The wax of pure white against a background of blue sky. Sculptures of a remarkable plastic skill. In contemporary molded pearwood frames. (2) Size of each, in frame, 41/2 x 5 inches From the Spitzer legacies. [SEE ILLUSTRATION, PRECEDING PAGE] 499 HIGH RELIEF PORTRAIT IN WHITE WAX ITALIAN, 16TH CENTURY Bust portrait of a lady of rank. Nearly full-face. In tight-fitting bodice with high collar and ample sleeves. A remarkable example of life-like portraiture in wax. On a slate panel. In 18th century gilded bronze molding. Size in trame, about 31/2 inches Illustrated and described in « La Collection Spitzer », Paris, 1892, vol. 5, p. 193, No. 21. SALE, PARIS, 1893, CATALOGUE NUMBER 2974. [SEE ILLUSTRATION, PRECEDING PAGE] 218
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