Lot Essay
cf. B. Catley, Art Deco and Other Figures, Suffolk, England, 1978, p. 169, illus.; A. Duncanm ed., Encyclopedia of Art Deco, New York, 1988, p. 32, illus. for other examples.
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'THE COMET', A PARCEL-GILT AND COLD-PAINTED ALLEGORICAL FIGURE OF A NYMPH
CAST FROM A MODEL BY MAURICE GUIRAUD-RIVIÈRE, FRENCH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Inscribed GUIRAUD-RIVIERE and ETLING PARIS ----- 21¾in. (55.2cm.) high, including stepped Belgian marble base
CAST FROM A MODEL BY MAURICE GUIRAUD-RIVIÈRE, FRENCH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Inscribed GUIRAUD-RIVIERE and ETLING PARIS ----- 21¾in. (55.2cm.) high, including stepped Belgian marble base