Lovely pair of Art Deco bronze bookends in the shape of birds. Very fine quality bronze with beautiful patina. The bronzes are signed by Georges Lavroff and bear the founders' signature, Marcel Guillemard. They are numbered and stand on a marble base. France ca. 1925.
2.4 KG
G. Lavroff. Marcel Guillemard. Bronze. Stamped number.
Style
Art Deco
Date
1925
Matériau
Bronze with green patina. Marble base.
Origine
France
Taille (cm)
L. 8.8 cm x H. 21 cm. x W. 8.4 cm.
Taille (pouces)
L. 3.5 inch x H. 8.3 inch x W. 3.3 inch.
Condition
Very good.
Literature
These bookends are illustrated on page 21 and 33 of “Georges Lavroff” by Pierre Kastelyn and Claude Mazzucotelli. General information: “Art deco sculpture” by Victor Arwas, Academy. “Bronzes, sculptors and founders” by H. Berman, Abage, “Art deco and other figures” by Brian Catley, Antique collectors club. “Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs” by E. Benezit. Gründ. “Dictionnaire illustré des sculpteurs animaliers & fondeurs de l’antiquité à nos jours“ by Jean Charles Hachet. Argus Valentines.
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