A fine pair of silvered bronze bookends modelled as stylised rearing horses and raised on variegated marble rectangular plinths, signed and impressed with foundry mark Etling Paris. These are high quality sculptures by one of the most respected sculptors of the era and make a very dramatic composition that works well on a sideboard or mantle as supporting ends for a set of books, or as a decorative garniture to put either side of a special work of art.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 18 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1930
Materials: Silvered Bronze
Foundry: Etling et Cie
SKU: 4457
ABOUT
Andre-Vincent Becquerel
Andre-Vincent Becquerel(French, 1893 ~ 1981) Born at St. Andre-Farivilliers, he studied under Hector Lemaire and Prosper Lecourtier. He specialised in animal sculpture, showing a marked preference for predator, feline and ornithological subjects, which he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais from 1914 to 1922 and where he became a lifetime member.
The Art Deco Period
The Art Deco Period: although derives its name from the great 1925 Paris Exhibition, ‘’, the term is now generally applied to the typical artistic productions of the 1920’s and 1930’s. It might best be characterised as an attempt to unite arts with industry, embracing the machine age and repudiating the old antithesis of ‘Fine’ and ‘Industrial’ art. The sources of the Art Deco movement include Egyptian and Mayan Art, Cubisim, Fauvism and Expressionism, heavily influencing the chief force underlying all Art Deco with the emphasis upon geometric patterns.
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