Deco Interiors has dated this piece to the 1930s.
Finished in silver gilt and mounted on a portoro marble plinth.

Signed "Ary Bitter", "Cire Perdue (lost wax)" in cast plus Susse Freres Foundry Mark.
Ary Bitter (1883-1973) was a sculptor in bronze, stone, marble, terracotta, and ceramics. He created mythological subjects, female figures, and groups with animals.

Born in Marseille, France on May 29, 1883, he joined the studio of Ernest Louis Barrias in 1902. From 1904 to 1913, he attended the workshop of J.Coutan in the company of Sylvestre, Grange, and Sarrabezolles.
In 1925, along with Sylvestre, Fiot, Godchaux, and Guyot, he exhibited at the Susse Gallery in Paris, and the same year, at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. Again that same year, he signed a contract with Susse and in the following year with Les Neveux de J. Lehmann. In 1937, he participated in the Exposition Internationale des Arts et des Techniques in Paris. He also exhibited glass works, ceramics, and grés along with M.Bouraine at the Palais de la Céramique and Heracles (Bronze) at the Palais du Métal with Guyot, Guino, Fiot, and Sylvestre. In 1938, he executed terracotta works for the Museum Hector Berliotz. He also produced several monumental works, and decorative fountains. He died on June 14, 1973, in Paris, France.
Width: 70cm
Depth: 24cm
Height: 32cm including base, 27cm excluding base
Condition: Very good. Small repair to end of bow.
Deco Interiors has dated this piece to the 1930s.
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