Lot 39
Lot 39
Property from a Private Collection, New York
FRANÇOIS POMPON (1855-1933)

'Lapin courant', designed circa 1929

Price Realised USD 20,160
Estimate
USD 7,000 - USD 9,000
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FRANÇOIS POMPON (1855-1933)

'Lapin courant', designed circa 1929

Price Realised USD 20,160
Price Realised USD 20,160
Details
produced by Valsuani Foundry, France
patinated bronze, stone base
4 x 12 x 3 in. (10.2 x 30.5 x 7.7 cm) (overall)
318 x 1112 x 134 in. (8 x 29.3 x 4.5 cm) (bronze)
signed and numbered POMPON 2/12 with foundry mark CIRE PERDUE C. VALSUANI
Provenance
Alice Tully, New York
French Furniture, European Works of Art and Porcelain from the Collection of Alice Tully, Christie’s, New York, 26 October 1994, lot 121
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
François Pompon, exh. cat., Acquavella Galleries, New York, 1971, n.p., no. 29
C. Chevillot, L. Colas, A. Pingeot, François Pompon, 1855-1933, Paris, 1994, pp. 44-45, 207 (for related examples)
FURTHER DETAILS
This model was conceived in 1929, and the present example is a posthumous edition by Valsuani which was limited to an edition of 12.
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Victoria Allerton TudorVice President, Specialist, Head of Sale
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