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Nord - Pas-de-Calais

Place de la République 5
(Chambre de Commerce)

Façade de la Chambre de Commerce

Façade of the Chamber of Commerce

Marcel Gaumont
1927

Cambrai / Façade de la Chambre de Commerce

Description

Building, built in 1927 by the architect Pierre Leprince-Ringuet. At the top floor are four allegorical reliefs by Gaumont, and in the center a large relief with the coat of arms of Cambrai, made by Louis Binet.

Cambrai - Façade de la Chambre de Commerce
La Fortune / Fortune
Blindfolded woman on a winged wheel, holding a bowl with coins and pearls.
Le Commerce / Trade
Woman with a caduceus.
coat of arms of Cambrai
Agriculture
Woman holding a basket with flowers and fruit.
L'Anondance / Abundance
Woman with a cornucopia

Signature

(relief of woman with basket) m. gaumont sc.

Sculptor

Marcel Gaumont (Tours 1880 - Paris 1962), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Municipal information sign.
Anne Lefebvre et Mathilde Méreau, 'La chambre de commerce de Cambrai, vitrine de la reconstruction réussie d'une ville du Nord'. Livraisons d'Histoire de l'Architecture 15 (2008) (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 50°10'37" - E 3°14'6") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frnp102; Photograph: 17 October 2017
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