"Sculpture Max Le Verrier Woman With Basket Fruits Old Art Deco Edition 1930"
Old Art Deco edition sculpture model "La cueillette" representing a kneeling woman holding a basket of fruit as an offering on a black lacquered metal base characteristic of the first works. A stylized hairstyle and face make up this piece in cast iron, a lead and tin alloy specific to the Max Le Verrier workshops for period works. Signature intaglio: "M. Le Verrier".References: Model No. 480 present in the Le Verrier catalog in the 1930s.
This sculpture exists in two formats: bookends in pairs or single subject for the paperweight
Some wear on patina and a slight shock on the shoulder
Total height: 6,7 inch
Width: 4,7 inch