Édouard Fraisse Art Déco Bronze Medal Femme Avec Lyre Circa.1930

Édouard Fraisse Art Déco Bronze Medal Femme Avec Lyre Circa.1930douard Fraisse 1880 1945. French School Early 20th. Century. Art Dco Bronze Award Medal. Femme avec Lyre. A female crouching to the right on a cloud playing a lyre, suns rays around. A wreath and tablet un named to reverse. Circa. 1930. Extremely fine example. Provenance: ex Fellerman collection. 4. 1 cms. Diameter. Fraisse was a French sculptor, engraver, and medalist. Primarily known for his works inspired by or commissioned for sports events. He is

Minor fritting and wear as to be expected

Soft diagonal crease to lower edge short repaired 1cms tear lower left

Provenance: The Artists Studio Sale

21cms diameter overall

and constructed an "Urn to Blanche" at the top of the Long Walk in the gardens

and thus expresses a great sense of place

Louis Joseph died at the age of seven from TB and was succeeded as Dauphin (and thus heir-apparent) by his four-year-old brother Louis Charles

Her work toured for five years in the UK and the USA culminating in an exhibition at Glasgow University which opened on her 100th birthday 23rd August 2008

Louise de Kéroualle

Circle of François Boucher (1703-1770)

38 cms diameter

Stylistically he bridges the late Baroque into the refinement of the Rococo