Art Deco bronze bookends in the shape of terrier dog busts by the French artist Maximilien Louis Fiot, 1886-1953.
The sculptures have a beautiful patina and are signed by the artist as well as by the founder, Susse Freres.
The dog sculptures are cast in the so called lost wax technique, Cire perdue.
M. Fiot, Susse Frères and foundry seal. Cire Perdue.
Stil
Art Deco
Datum
1920
Werkstoff
Bronze.
Herkunft
France
Größe (cm)
H. 19 cm x L. 12 cm. x W. 9 cm.
Größe (Zoll)
H. 7.5 inch x L. 4.7 inch x W. 3.5 inch.
Zustand
Very good.
Literatur
These bronzes are illustrated in:
Dictionnaire illustré des sculpteurs animaliers & fondeurs de l’antiquité à nos jours by Jean Charles Hachet. Argus Valentines.
General information:
Les bronzes de XIXe siècle by Pierre Kjellberg, Les éditions des amateurs.
Animals in bronze by Christopher Payne. Antique collectors club.
“Dictionnaire des peintres,sculpteurs,dessinateurs et graveurs by E. Benezit. Gründ.
Bronzes, sculptors and founders by H. Berman, Abage.
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