John who laughs and John who cries Statues wall sconce This Art Nouveau religious frame

This Art Nouveau religious frame used to be a Communion present 117 years ago

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This is a beautiful vintage French medal from the 1960s

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Length: 18 3/4" (47

John who laughs and John who cries Statues wall sconce This Art Nouveau religious frameVery charming pair of bronze statues dating to the 19th century. The bust depict the heads of a laughing child and of a crying child. This pair of bronze sculptures was made after Jean Antoine Houdon (1741 1828). "Houdon is famous for his portrait busts and statues of philosophers, inventors and political figures of the Enlightenment. Houdon's subjects include Denis Diderot (1771), Benjamin Franklin (1778 09), Jean Jacques Rousseau (1778), Voltaire