Chaumet’s three steps to heavenly victory
PARIS: This extraordinary 2ft 3in (69cm) showpiece entitled Christus Vincit, made by Joseph Chaumet for the 1900 Exposition Universelle, sold for Fr2.8m (£267,000) at Calmels-Chambre-Cohen on December 10.
Chaumet’s contemporary brochure explained that the piece strove to
“represent the influence of Chri…