Two Original Plaster Sculptures Of Ww1 Soldiers, Hibruit, 1916

Two original plaster sculptures of soldiers, Hibruit, 1916

- Group of soldiers at the Gravelle redoubt in 1916
The Gravelle redoubt is one of the forts in the fortified belt of Paris.

- Anti-aircraft gun. Mobile group of a gun and two operators on a base, connected by a metal rod.
Wear, some missing parts, and glued parts, in particular the visor of two Adrian helmets.

One of the pieces is signed and dated "A Hibruit" "August September October 1916". This could be soldier Antonin Clauduis HIBRUIT, born in 1891, a hatter in Lyon, and who died for France in 1919.

(see Mémoire des Hommes portal: https://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/fr/arkotheque/client/mdh/base_morts_pour_la_france_premiere_guerre/detail_fiche.php?ref=1400516)

Group of soldiers: height 16 cm - width 16 cm - depth 7 cm Anti-aircraft gun: Height 20 cm - width 14 cm - depth 13.5 cm