Exceptional pair of period bookhouses. Solid white marble veined bordeaux, grey, beige. A bookhouse decorated with a splendid wooden dog sitting, chained in front of a huge bone, in cast iron of art (high quality regulated variety) with bronze patina, with a very great fineness of sculpture - work with a large hand. A bookhouse bearing a magnificent iconic octagonal medal engraved by. For the international exhibition of modern decorative and industrial arts organized in Paris.
Beautiful medal patina, made of punched copper. Recto decorated with a half-naked woman dressed in a long pagne, sitting on the left on a cloud, sowing a few flowers of a basket worn on her shoulder. Verso: inscription on five lines in a cartridge placed on a floral composition.
Good condition - some common deficiencies. August 3, 1891 / July 25, 1968 - suck-in-brie.
French medallist and sculptor - betting art under F. Coutan - first exhibition in 1911 at the Salon des Artistes Français - gold medal in 1925, then worked in collaboration with the betting currency.Although he produced dozens of medals in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, his work in the 1920s and 1930s embodied the finest art of the medal. His most famous work is by far the medal that he created for the event that gave his name to l. In bronze, representing a woman leaving flowers gracefully through the clouds, became a symbol of the modern era and remains one of the most sought after and rated medals to collect from the 20th century.
Weight: 4 kg x 2. Medaille : diameter : 7,7 cm. I answer the questions and can show more photos.
A great deal of care will be devoted to secure packaging, the cost of which is included in the shipping cost. I offer rare, excellent quality and absolutely authentic objects. I strongly advise you not to wait until the last moment to make your purchase - the sale finished, any request will be futile. All my items are ancient - I don't sell - never - copy. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& This item is in the category "art, antiques\furnishings, decoration of the xxe\art deco\ decorative objects".The seller is "hiveric" and is located in this country: fr.