Stylised Rooster In Gilt Wrought Iron On A Base. French Work. Circa 1950
Stock No
50's-64078
2017
- £750.00
- €897 Euro
- $1,008 US Dollar
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Item Description
This decorative rooster is built in bent and hammered wrought iron: the body and the tail are drawn by wide ribbons of metal forming confronted scrolls of great economy of means, while the head, treated as a solid disc, bears a notched cut comb and wattles in flat irons. Gold-leaf gilding, slightly nuanced, animates the whole, mounted on a rectangular iron base with a brown patina. This stylisation of the rooster — the French emblem par excellence — in a single graphic gesture belongs to the finest work of French metalworkers of the 1950s, who reinterpreted the traditional bestiary in a modern and pared-down language, between fine craftsmanship and decorative sculpture. Condition report: Good overall condition. Original gilding slightly patinated in places, natural oxidation of the base, with no apparent structural loss. A sculptural object full of character, to place on a console, a fireplace or a library.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Northern France, France, France
Item Dimensions
H: 31cm W: 19cm D: 6cm
Period
Circa 1950
Item Location
France
Seller Location
Northern France, France, France
Item Location
France
Seller Contact No
00 33 6 1237 5555
