A French Bronze Figural Group, Eugene Marioton (1854-1933), Freres d'Armes, depicting two warriors, one clutching his chest, the other standing over him in a protective pose with an axe, signed Eug Marioton, the naturalistic base inscribed Freres d'Armes, Tous deux combattent homme, bons freres jurant de ne s'abandonner jamais, et vivre et mourir ensemble (Brothers in Arms, both men warriors, good brothers vowing never to surrender, and to live and to die together). Height 26 inches.