24th Nov, 2015 10:00

Decorative Works of Art

 
Lot 131
 

131

TWO PANTHERS

MAXIMILIEN LOUIS FIOT (FRENCH, 1886-1953): TWO PANTHERS a French dark green patinated bronze group, Susse Frères, Paris, of a recumbent panther stood over by another panther licking its head, signed in the bronze M. Fiot, foundry stamp 64cm long Provenance: Sotheby's, Olympia, 20 May 2003, lot 118. Susse Frères cast a number of models for Fiot and bought the copyright for this model directly from the artist in the 1930s.

Sold for £2,800


 
MAXIMILIEN LOUIS FIOT (FRENCH, 1886-1953): TWO PANTHERS a French dark green patinated bronze group, Susse Frères, Paris, of a recumbent panther stood over by another panther licking its head, signed in the bronze M. Fiot, foundry stamp 64cm long Provenance: Sotheby's, Olympia, 20 May 2003, lot 118. Susse Frères cast a number of models for Fiot and bought the copyright for this model directly from the artist in the 1930s.