A French Art Deco archer figure, “Diana the Huntress” by Joseph Descomps (born J.E. Cormier, French, 1869-1950), from circa 1928. Patinated and enameled bronze, mounted on a white-yellow onyx base. Signed in the bronze.
JOSEPH CSAKY (1888-1971)
“L’Esperance” (Hope),
Black patinated bronze, depicting an abstracted nude figure looking upwards, a posthumous cast by Atelier Csaky with Blanchet foundry stamp, numbered edition 3/8. Signed.
Ref: Félix Marcilhac, “Joseph Csaky, Catalogue raisonné des Sculptures, les éditions de l’armateur”, Paris, 2007, model reproduced p. 384
Ferdinand Parpan (1902-2004)
“St. Francis”, a black patinated cubist bronze on rouge marble base, signed, monogrammed and dated 1950 in the bronze. H. 13 1/4″, 7 1/2″ wide.
A Gilded Bronze Art Deco Mantel Clock by Raoul Eugene Lamourdedieu, (1877-1963), mounted on a portoro marble base,
flanked by two kneeling nude maidens, signed Lamourdedieu.
Length 24 3/4 inches
Movement marked: Gold Medal.
Maker: Samuel Marti
Large Art Deco, black patina, sculpture of a marching panther.
Jan and Joël Martel (1896-1966) Brown patinated and silvered bronze representing a sea lion playing with a ball and resting on a marble base, c. 1930 Signed “J.J.Martel.” H: 13 1/3 in
A French Art Deco Panther by J. Davergne, green patinated bronze on marble base, circa 1930’s, incised signature on the marble.
23.6″ x 6.5″ x 10.6″
Pierre Ernest Bouret
Silvered and lacquered bronze bookends, from c. 1928, signed and numbered.
French sculptor Pierre Ernest Bouret (1897-1972) was a member of the Salon des Tuileries, member of the Salon d’Automne, a professor at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and officer of the Legion of Honor.
