Robert Belcher Antiques has dated this Art Deco Bronze Sculpture to the 1930s.
This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.
The cold painted finish is in very good condition with only a few minor age related small signs of wear. The figure is made in two separate pieces where the bird can be lifted off the wave where it locates onto a shaped bronze peg which fits into a matching hole.
The sculpture is fully signed Dautrive on the reverse of the wave. The renowned French artist, Emile Dautrive, was active from the late 1920s through the 1930s producing iconic Art Deco sculptures. It is mounted onto a very large and heavy cut and polished black marble plinth which is designed to counterbalance the heavy bronze bird which gives the impression of almost floating in an impossible position. A very clever design and a beautiful sculpture.
French circa 1930.
Height 40cm x width 67cm x depth 24cm
Robert Belcher Antiques has dated this Art Deco Bronze Sculpture to the 1930s.
This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.
Robert belcher antiques was established in 1984 and is a high quality retailer of interesting, rare antiques and decorative items.
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A Bronze Study of an Albatross on the Wing Above a Crested Wave Mounted on a Black Marble Plinth Circa 1930
