Lot 146 , Maurice Guiraud-Riviere (French, b.1881). An Art Deco silvered bronze The Comet, 20in.

Maurice Guiraud-Riviere (French, b.1881). An Art Deco silvered bronze 'The Comet', modelled as a female with stylised flowing hair flying above clouds, signed Guiraud-Riviere on polished marble plinth base, 20in.
Estimate £20,000-30,000

This striking example of Art Deco styling, which first appeared in the 1925 Exposition des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, was originally intended as a mascot design, and is widely regarded as the influence for René Lalique's design of 'Victoire', his most famous glass mascot, introduced in 1928.


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