"Gaston Contesse 1870-1946 Woman Dancing With Her Child Biscuit Sèvres"
GASTON CONTESSE (1870-1946) SCULPTOR & MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SÈVRES Maternity, circa 1925 Sculpted group. Proof in biscuit. Dirt and crack from firing. Signed G. CONTESSE on the terrace, marked with the stamp of the manufacture on the edge of the terrace. Bibliography: The works of the Manufacture de Sèvres 1738- 1932, volume II, modern sculpture – Éditions de la manufacture, Sèvres, circa 1932. An identical proof reproduced on plate 41 under no. 1367.