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ANTIQUE #SA1111372

Striking French Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sculpture ‘hirondelle’ (swallow), André Vincent Becquerel

£750    $918    €889
Superb French Art Deco silvered bronze ‘Hirondelle’ (Swallow) sculpture by André Vincent Becquerel (1893-1981). Black marble base. Marked ‘A Becquerel’ and ‘Susse Frčres Edit. RS Paris'' on the base and also marked ‘BRONZE’ and signed on the stem connecting the swallow to the base. The name plate is missing from the base. 30cm tall (incl. base) x 14cm wide, base 11cm x 11cm, weight. 1.8kg.
 
Lovely condition.
 
Becquerel was a French ‘sculptor animalier’ who specialised in animal (particularly panthers and jaguars) and bird subjects. Between 1914 and 1922 he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français, of which he was a member.
 
Internal Reference: AD696/24
Antique Number: SA1111372
Dateline of this antique is 1920
Height is 30cm (11.8inches)
Width is 14cm (5.5inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique #SA1111372, shown on this page, originates from 1920. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1920
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