Live Auction 799420th Century Decorative Art & Design
FRANÇOIS POMPON (1855-1933)
Lot 27

FRANÇOIS POMPON (1855-1933)

HIPPOPOTAME, DESIGNED 1918, LATER CAST

Closed25 October 2011

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GBP 15,000

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FRANÇOIS POMPON (1855-1933)
HIPPOPOTAME, DESIGNED 1918, LATER CAST
cast by Valsuani, number one from the edition of twelve, patinated bronze
5 5/8 in. (14.3 m.) high; 8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) wide
signed POMPON 1/12 and foundry seal C.VALSUANI CIRE PERDUE

Specialist note

The model was originally made in three different sizes, small, medium and one life size in plaster for the Exposition Coloniale, Paris, 1931.