Sold for $7,500

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Lot Description

Joé Descomps-Cormier (French, 1869-1950)

Circa 1900

centerpiece bowl
gilt bronze and marble
the bronze signed Joé Descomps and with Ste. Etling Éditeur Paris foundry mark.
Height 19 x width 16 3/8 inches.

Property from the Estate of Norma and David McIntyre, Los Angeles, California

Condition Report

In overall attractive, stable condition, the marble surfaces with a shiny, even polish and the bronze elements with a handsome patina. A three-inch arc to the lower edge of the base is chipped off. Additional minor chips along the inner rim of the bowl. One of the upper figural mounts lacking its screw to attach it to the bowl. The central column and some of its bronze elements slightly loose, but sturdy overall with no losses. Diameter of bowl 12 1/2 inches. Width over figural mounts 16 1/2 inches. Additional photos available upon request.

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