Elephant bronze by Jean de la Fontinelle, 1930
Price Code: SOLD
Reference: 6772
Jean de la Fontinelle (French, 1900-1974)
A beautifully modelled Art Deco silvered bronze sculpture in the form of an elephant, with trunk aloft and legs resting on a heptagonal plinth as if performing in the circus. The bronze, dating from around 1930, is mounted on a rectangular green marble base, and the silvered plinth is signed L FONTINELLE.
Height: 9 inches (23 cm)
Length of base 5 inches (13 cm)
De la Fontinelle exhibited at the Exposition des Artistes Animaliers in Paris in 1929, and was a contemporary of Paul Jouve, André Margat and the legendary sculptor François Pompon. Predominantly working in ceramic, de la Fontinelle’s bronze works are rare.
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