A RARE SILVERED BRONZE VALSUANI VASE FORMED INTO A FRIEZE OF BOWING HORSES
A RARE SILVERED BRONZE VALSUANI VASE FORMED INTO A FRIEZE OF BOWING HORSES
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Paris - France, c1930
A silvered bronze vase with a frieze of bowing horses, bears incised monogram of French foundry Valsuani. Signed M Divani.
Dimensions: H 23cm
About: Marcello Valsuani emigrated from Italy to France and worked initially as technical director at the Hébrard foundry by 1902. The Valsuani foundry acquired a great reputation for its castings in the lost wax method. The firm worked for a number of famous artists including Renoir, Bourdelle, Daumier, Picasso, Pompon, Despiau, Troubetskoy, and especially Matisse.