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Art Deco Style Sculpture Athlete with Palm Leaf by Max Le Verrier Gloire

$2,865.13
£2,111.59
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CA$3,921.73
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MX$53,347.16
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Gloire, Art Deco sculpture designed by Pierre Le Faguays ca. 1930. Seated man holding a palm leaf. Patinated Art metal on a black marble base. Contemporary cast at the Max Le Verrier foundry in Paris. With foundry seal. Handcrafted. With Certificate of Authenticity. This sculpture is illustrated in: Max le Verrier, un esprit Art Déco. 
 Bénédicte Wattel & Damien Blanchet Le Verrier. 
 Editions Louvre Victoire. Information on the artist:
 Art Deco sculpture, Alistair Duncan.
Art Deco sculpture, Victor Arwas, Academy. 
Art Deco and other figures, Brian Catley, Antique collectors club.
Art Deco a guide for collectors, Katherine Morrison McClinton.
Statuettes of the Art Deco period, Alberto Shayo. 
Bronzes, sculptors and founders, H. Berman, Abage. 
Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs, E. Benezit, Gründ. 
The dictionary of sculptors in bronze, James Mackay, Antique Collectors Club.
Dictionnaire illustré des sculpteurs animaliers & fondeurs de l’antiquité à nos jours, Jean Charles Hachet, Argus Valentines.
  • Creator:
    Max Le Verrier (Sculptor)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24.02 in (61 cm)Width: 6.3 in (16 cm)Depth: 4.73 in (12 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    2024
  • Production Type:
    New & Custom(Re-Edition)
  • Estimated Production Time:
    Available Now
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Antwerp, BE
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU931031509492

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