ALEXANDRE VIBERT – JOLLET & Cie – “THEODORA”, CIRCA 1900
“THEODORA”, CIRCA 1900
Parcel-gilt and silvered-bronze figure of the empress wearing the Byzantium crown,
heightened with translucent enamels and set with colourful semi-precious stones
Signed and impressed with the foundry mark
61 cm. high
Theodora was the wife of Justinian I who was crowned Emperor of the
Byzantine Empire in 527 AD. As his wife, she ruled by his side, and as his partner,
her intelligence helped to advance the Empire