Lot Essay
Cf: Bryan Catley, Art Deco and other Figures, 1978, p. 152.
CAST AFTER THE MODEL BY ALFRED GILBERT, CIRCA 1925
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'Seduction', a bronze and ivory group
Cast after the model by Alfred Gilbert, circa 1925
The young woman with cap and costume fringed with bells holding a jester's puppet, her master companion holding a mask in one hand, part-gilt patinated, the rectangular mottled black marble base applied with a garland of leaves and tassles incorporating a tambourine and masks and swags on each side
22 3/8in. (56.8cm.) high
Engraved mark A. Gilbert on base
Cast after the model by Alfred Gilbert, circa 1925
The young woman with cap and costume fringed with bells holding a jester's puppet, her master companion holding a mask in one hand, part-gilt patinated, the rectangular mottled black marble base applied with a garland of leaves and tassles incorporating a tambourine and masks and swags on each side
22 3/8in. (56.8cm.) high
Engraved mark A. Gilbert on base