After Etienne-Alexandre Stella (French, active 1850-1892) A Patinated Bronze Relief Plaque, late 19th/early 20th century Depicting men in seventeenth-century costume and sword fighting in the street, signed 'A. Stella' lower left, in velvet-covered frame (H: 17 1/4, W: 21 1/2 in. (plaque); H: 29, W: 33 1/2 in. (frame)) Provenance Collection of Robert & Barbara Safford, Vaux Hill, Audubon, Pennsylvania. Freeman’s, Philadelphia, September 25, 2013, lot 205. Acquired directly from the above sale. Private Collection, Long Island, New York. Condition report: The bronze plaque in generally good condition, shows some surface wear, commensurate with age; one of the swords in the round is bent out of shape. The fabric-covered frame showing moderate wear and fraying, some tears and rips to the fabric. The frame corners with some general scratches and wear.