Chaumet’s three steps to heavenly victory

PARIS: This extraordinary 2ft 3in (69cm) showpiece entitled Christus Vincit, made by Joseph Chaumet for the 1900 Exposition Universelle, sold for Fr2.8m (£267,000) at Calmels-Chambre-Cohen on December 10.

Chaumet’s contemporary brochure explained that the piece strove to
“represent the influence of Chri…

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