Jean Léon ARY- BITTER (1883-1973)
Pair of "Elephant" bookends
Shaded gray patina bronze showing the animal, one with head down and the other with trunk up, barking. Fine lost-wax casting by Maison SUSSE Frères. Molded wooden bases, one signed "Ary Bitter Sc" and marked "SUSSE FRERES Editeurs Paris" in a cartouche on the base.
Height: 17.4 and 28.2 cm x Width: 19.5 and 17.5 cm x Depth: 16 cm
Bibliography :
Pierre Cadet, "Susse Frères 150 years of sculpture", Paris, SUSSE FRERES, 1992, p. 352. Model referenced in the company's 1939 catalog.
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