Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 9th January 2019

Lot 458

Emmanuel Hannaux (French 1855-1934). An Art Deco cold painted bronze of a naked maiden

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1500

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Description

Emmanuel Hannaux (French 1855-1934). An Art Deco cold painted bronze of a naked maiden, holding aloft a dragon helmet, standing on a wavy mound, with a dragon wrapped around her legs, stamped 'EL2', the stepped marble plinth signed 'Hannaux', 39cm high.

Provenance: The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.

See Bryan Catley, Art Deco and other Figures, p.177.