Lot 226
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A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE BOOKENDS IN THE FORM OF RABBITS, cast from models by A. Gilbert,each showing the head and forepaws of the rabbits, with raised ears, each signed A. Gilbert, one numbered 11, early 20th Century

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A PAIR OF FRENCH BRONZE BOOKENDS IN THE FORM OF RABBITS, cast from models by A. Gilbert,each showing the head and forepaws of the rabbits, with raised ears, each signed A. Gilbert, one numbered 11, early 20th Century
6 3/8in. (16cm.) high (2)
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
B. Catley, Art Deco and other Figures, Antique Collectors' Club, 1978, pp. 154-5

Lot Essay

The present pair of rabbit bookends may be the work of the French Art Deco sculptor A. Gilbert, who is noted for his stylised statuettes of Commedia dell'Arte figures.

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