Pierre Le Faguays was a master at capturing the minute details of the female form in motion. His exceptional Art Deco style transcended sculptures with stunning table lamps, desk accessories and home accents. Le Faguays’s quality is remarkable, and his distinctive pieces are rare, making his works of art highly collectible.
Born in 1892, in Rezé, France, Le Faguays received formal training both in Paris and Switzerland. In Geneva, he met Marcel Bouraine and Max Le Verrier. The three remained lifelong friends, and together founded the Le Verrier foundry, which produced many of Le Faguays’s pieces. Le Faguays was a member of several artist groups, including La Stele, Evolution and the Salon, and designed many pieces for Goldscheider under the La Stele label.
Not all of Le Faguays’s pieces have a stamp with his name. Le Faguays used two other pseudonyms, Raymond Guerbe and Fayral, the family names of his wife and mother. While the name stamps differ, the style remains the same. Le Faguays used a range of media, such as spelter, stone, wood, alabaster, ceramics, terracotta, pâte de verre, zinc and wrought iron. His most popular items were portrayals of dancers sculpted in ivory and bronze.
Le Faguays was recognized with numerous awards and exhibitions. His works were on display at Le Salon d’Automne in 1920 and the Salon of French Artists in 1922. In 1925, Arthur Goldscheider’s pavilion showed his work at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts. In 1927, he received the French Medal of Honor and an honorable mention at Le Salon des Artistes Français. In 1937, the Exposition Internationale in Paris exhibited his work. He was a member of the Legion of Honor and the Order of Leopold.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Pierre Le Faguays decorative objects, lighting, collectibles and more.
Art Deco style bookends standing nudes Meditation signed Fayral Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends standing nudes Meditation signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays. With the Max Le Verrier foundry seal. Design 1930. Posthumous, contemporary cast. ...
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Art Deco Style Lady Bookends Meditation by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
“Meditation” Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Fayral”, which is one of the pseudonyms from “Pierre Le Faguays” (1892-1962), signed. Original “Max Le Verrier” Art De...
Marble, Spelter
Art Deco style bookends kneeling nudes Extase Fayral & Max Le Verrier
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends kneeling nudes Extase signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays. With the Max Le Verrier foundry seal. Design 1930. Post...
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Art Deco Bronze Bookends Nymph and Faun by Pierre Le Faguays
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze bookends nymph and faun by Pierre Le Faguays. Patinated bronze on a Portor marble base with glass inlay. France 1925. These bookends are...
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco silver metal bookends by Pierre Le Faguays
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Deco silver plated bookends by Pierre Le Faguays Beautiful and striking French bookends depicting two half-naked women raising their hands as if to join them together, giving the...
Metal
H 8.67 in W 5.52 in D 3.55 in
Art Deco style bookends reading nudes Delassement by Max Le Verrier.
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends reading nudes Delassement signed M. Le Verrier. With the Max Le Verrier foundry seal. Design 1928. Posthumous, contemporary cast. This pair is illustrated...
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
H 8.75 in W 4 in D 5 in
Art Deco Gilt Metal Bookends by Ronson Oriental Sculptures Circa 1930
By Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Rare Gilt Art Deco Bookends by Ronson Art Metal Works – Chinese Children, circa 1920s–1930s An exceptional and rare pair of Art Deco bookends by Ronson Art Metal Works, New York City...
Metal
H 7.29 in W 2.96 in D 4.34 in
Art Deco Hare / Rabbit bookends designed by Becquerel. France 1920´s
By André Vincent Becquerel
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco hare or rabbit bookends designed by A. Becquerel and signed by foundry Etling Paris. 1920s. Very nice animal sculptures. We have specialized ...
Bronze
H 6.7 in W 7.09 in D 3.35 in
Art Deco Rabbit, Hare Silver Plated Bronze Bookends, A.E.L, 1920s
By A.E.L.
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Very nice Art Deco rabbit, hare silver plated bronze bookends. Signed A.E.L. , stamped France and 28. Mounted Over Russian Onix. We have specialized i...
Brass
H 5.71 in W 4.14 in D 3.15 in
Antique Art Deco ''Squirrel'' Bookends by Max Le Verrier 1930 France Marble
By Max Le Verrier, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous pair of Original antique Art Deco bookends model: "Squirrel'' by Max le Verrier 1930. Superbly stylized Art Deco sculptures that a...
Marble, Spelter
H 6.89 in W 5.12 in D 3.35 in
Art Deco Bookends Monkey with Lantern by Max Le Verrier 1925
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends monkey with lantern by Max Le Verrier. Green patinated metal on a Portor marble base. France 1925. This model is called Boubou and illustrated in Mascottes automobiles...
Marble, Metal
H 4.34 in W 5.52 in D 3.15 in
Pair of Art Deco Bookends by Paul Mimaux
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Deco bookends, circa 1930. Bison sculpture in green-patinated spelter by Paul Mimaux. In good condition; however, note a few small losses to the patina. Total height: 11 cm Leng...
Spelter
H 5.71 in W 4.14 in D 3.15 in
Art Deco Squirrel Bookends by Max Le Verrier, France, 1930s
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Bochum, NRW
A refined and authentic pair of Art Deco squirrel bookends by celebrated French sculptor Max Le Verrier, produced in the 1930s in his Paris atelier. Cast in art metal with a deep gre...
Marble, Spelter
H 7.09 in W 5.32 in D 2.37 in
Art Deco style bookends PEGASE signed by Max Le Verrier, winged horses.
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends PEGASE signed by Max Le Verrier. With foundry mark. Patinated Art Metal on Black marble base. Design 1930. Posthumous contemporary cast. Pegasus, winged hors...
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
H 6.5 in W 5.12 in D 2.56 in
Art Deco Ibex or Ram Bookends Signed by the Sculptor Max Le Verrier France, 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco Ibex or Ram bookends, signed by the sculptor Max Le Verrier. The bookends are in green and black patinated art metal, France 1930. Literature: Art Deco sculpture by Vic...
Metal
H 7 in W 3.75 in D 3.75 in
Pair of 1930s Art Deco Era - Nuart - Nude Flapper Girl Spelter Metal Bookends
By Nuart
Located in St. Louis, MO
Original pair of highstyle Nuart NYC, c.1930s Art Deco nude flapper girl spelter metal bookends with original black paint. Features a women sitting on a pedestal in the nude. Felt bo...
Spelter
H 6.7 in W 6.11 in D 3.55 in
Original Max Le Verrier 1920s French Art Deco Bookends Reading Ladies Marble
By Max Le Verrier, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Stunning pair of original antique Art Deco ''Reading Ladies" bookends by Max Le Verrier 1920. Patinated spelter with ''Portor Marble'' base. Superbly styled Art Deco design fitting for Max Le Verrier famous sculptures...
Marble, Spelter
H 8.27 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco style bookends standing nudes Meditation signed Fayral Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style bookends standing nudes Meditation signed Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays. With the Max Le Verrier foundry seal. Design 1930. Posthumous, contemporary cast. ...
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
H 8.27 in W 6.11 in D 4.53 in
Art Deco Ceramic Bookends - Nymph And Satyr By Le Faguays
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
An extremely rare pair of Art Deco crackle glazed bookends circa 1925 with a sitting faun or satyr and nymph by the famous french artist Pierre Le Faguays. Signed to the base . Good...
Ceramic
H 8.27 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco bookends with standing nudes Meditation by Fayral Pierre le Faguays
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends with standing nudes Meditation Signed by Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays. Cast at the Max Le Verrier foundry, France ca. 1930 Art Metal with green patina on Belgian Black marble base. Literature: Bronzes, sculptors and founders, H. Berman, Abage. Art Deco and other figures, Brian Catley, Antique collectors club. The dictionary of sculptors in bronze, James Mackay...
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
H 8.08 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Vintage French Art Deco Lady Bookends Meditation by Fayral for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Ulm, DE
Step into the poetic elegance of the French Art Deco era with this exquisite pair of vintage bookends titled “Meditation”, designed in the 1920s by Fayral — a well-known pseudonym of...
Marble, Spelter
H 6.7 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco Bookends Kneeling Nudes Extase by Fayral, Max Le Verrier, France, 1930
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends kneeling nudes Extase. Signed by Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays. Patinated Art Metal on a Belgian Black marble base. C...
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
H 8.27 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco bookends standing nudes Meditation by Fayral & Max Le Verrier 1930
By Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bookends standing nudes Meditation Signed by Fayral, pseudonym of Pierre Le Faguays. Cast at the Max Le Verrier foundry, France ca. 1930 Art Metal with green patina on Belg...
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
H 8.08 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco Style Lady Bookends Meditation by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Ulm, DE
“Meditation” Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Fayral”, which is one of the pseudonyms from “Pierre Le Faguays” (1892-1962), signed. Original “Max Le Verrier” Art De...
Marble, Spelter
H 8.08 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco Style Lady Bookends Meditation by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Ulm, DE
“Meditation” Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Fayral”, which is one of the pseudonyms from “Pierre Le Faguays” (1892-1962), signed. Original “Max Le Verrier” Art De...
Marble, Spelter
H 6.5 in W 3.94 in D 2.37 in
Art Deco Style Lady Bookends Ecstasy by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Ulm, DE
“Ecstasy” (french "extase") Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Fayral”, which is one of the pseudonyms from “Pierre Le Faguays” (1892-1962), signed Original “Max Le V...
Marble, Spelter
H 8.08 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco Style Lady Bookends Meditation by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier
By Max Le Verrier, Pierre Le Faguays
Located in Ulm, DE
“Meditation” Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Fayral”, which is one of the pseudonyms from “Pierre Le Faguays” (1892-1962), signed Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Dec...
Marble, Spelter
H 8.08 in W 3.94 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco Style Lady Bookends Meditation by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
“Meditation” Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Fayral”, which is one of the pseudonyms from “Pierre Le Faguays” (1892-1962), signed Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Deco s...
Marble, Spelter
H 8.08 in W 3.94 in L 8.08 in
Art Deco Style Lady Bookends Meditation by Pierre Le Faguays for Max Le Verrier
By Pierre Le Faguays, Max Le Verrier
Located in Ulm, DE
“Meditation” Designed in France during the roaring 1920s by “Fayral”, which is one of the pseudonyms from “Pierre Le Faguays” (1892-1962), signed Original “Max Le Verrier” Art Dec...
Marble, Spelter