Fine Art Deco marble bust of a young boy, called "Achilles as a child" or "L'amour au guet" by the French artist Constant Roux (1865-1929)
The marble has a special system and can be turned on the Portor marble base. Ca. 1920.
This model is illustrated in the book Constant Roux by Laurent Noet, Mare & Martin on page 44 This model is illustrated on page 286 of “Art Deco and other figures” by Brian Catley, Antique collectors club. “Art deco sculpture” by Victor Arwas, Academy. “Bronzes, sculptors and founders” by H. Berman, Abage. “Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs” by E. Benezit. Gründ. “The dictionary of sculptors in bronze” by James Mackay. Antique collectors club “Dictionnaire illustré des sculpteurs animaliers & fondeurs de l’antiquité à nos jours“ by Jean Charles Hachet. Argus Valentines.
This model has been sold at Sotheby’s Paris in 2005 for € 5500.
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