Antique English Gilt Bronze Plaque/Diorama of "Faugh-a-Ballagh," Circa 1870 Recently Added Place des Vosges Paris

Place des Vosges Paris

12" tall X 5

20" tall X 14" wide X 3

13 cm X 13 cm

depicting a male nude standing

Antique English Gilt Bronze Plaque/Diorama of "Faugh-a-Ballagh," Circa 1870 Recently Added Place des Vosges ParisAntique English Gilt Bronze Plaque Diorama of "Faugh a Ballagh," Circa 1870. The plaque mounted in its original gilt framed case. Faugh a Ballagh (foaled 1841 in Ireland, the name being an old Irish battle cry for "clear the way") was a Thoroughbred racehorse. A brother to Birdcatcher, Faugh a Ballagh was sold to E. J. Erwin in 1842. He ran once as a two year old at the Doncaster's Champagne Stakes, finishing third to The Cure and Sorella. He then