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IN A TIN PLATE, LUCOTTE HOUSE
TWO RIDERMEN of the SAHARIAN MÉHARISTE COMPANY on their DROMEDARY
France
Lead and pigments
H.: 10.5; Length: 9 cm (for the smallest)
(accident and missing)
One of the two men is sitting on a North African saddle and is dressed in such a way as to be protected from the sand and the sun. He rides his dromedary, a firearm in his hand. His mount wears a polychrome saddle cloth with pompoms and an ornament on the neck.
The other rider holds in his right hand a tricolor flag with the words "Escadron de méhariste" in gold letters.
In their original box.
Text and photos © FCP CORIDON
Ref: LH67SR1H4X