‘Le Commerce’ (the trade in French) - A large, well made sculpture of an athletic, half nude male figure with an anchor. Made of regule/spelter. The sculpture displays all kinds of trade-related attributes: the male leans on a ruler and is seated on a pillar/chest with a lion skin on top. Behind that is a large anchor. He stands on a small chest with his foot with an inscription that refers to the Suez Channel. He holds a laurel branch in his left hand, a symbol of fame and victory since history. The sculpture is marked with the seal ‘Fabrication Francaise Paris made in France’. Signed on the base: ‘FERRAND’, for Ernest-Justin Ferrand (1846-1932). Marked with ‘Le Commerce’ on the front. It weighs more than 13 kilograms. Dimensions: It is 66 cm tall. 40 cm wide. A 30 cm depth. The sculpture will be shipped with registration. Pick-up in Oss, The Netherlands, is also possible.