Art Deco, Pair Of Christofle Gallia Salt And Pepper Shakers Circa 1930

A pair of animal salt and pepper shakers depicting a seated monkey (pepper shaker) and a penguin (salt shaker) In silver-plated metal from the Gallia Christofle house (1934 catalog) Hallmark "Orfèvrerie Gallia" on each piece Creator Edouard Marcel SANDOZ (1881-1971) Original metal screws A few small spots of desilvering on the head and feet of the penguin (photos) Height: 8.5 cm Good condition Édouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971), Swiss sculptor, figurist and animal painter, watercolor painter. Son of Édouard Sandoz, founder of the chemical and then pharmaceutical firm of the same name, Édouard Marcel Sandoz worked mainly in Paris where he settled in 1908. His motto: "In art, you have to love everything, nature, science, your neighbor...". He works with marble, bronze, ceramics... The animal dominance of Sandoz's sculpted work led him to create the Société Française des Animaliers in 1933. Member of the Academy of Fine Arts and Commander in the orders of the Legion of Honor and Arts and Letters.