Bronze football figure

hi all looking for any information on this bronze signed figure . Cheers

 

http://www.coutaubegarie.com/html/fiche.jsp?id=3104112&np=4&lng=fr&npp=20&ordre=2&aff=1&r=

 

- un nommé Lemoyne, actif dans la première moitié du 20e siècle, est l’auteur de trois sculptures représentant un vainqueur sous la forme d'un athlète antique tenant une coupe et brandissant une couronne de lauriers réalisé au début du 20e siècle ; un coureur à pied et un footballeur datant des années 1920 ou 1930.



http://inventaire-patrimoine.regioncentre.fr/home/actualite/bar-sports-chateaurenault.html

 

from what I see on several French sites this Lemoyne goes without a known biography but had a rather big output. around 1900, because football started to be interesting (as was tennis).
just generally spoken: it would be nice - especially on French statuettes - to see the bottom because many were made in pewter and bronze and régule.

 

Where did the trophy cup & laurel wreath go? Arm position does not suggest he's brandishing anything, so maybe a slightly different run of work?

 

sorry...i didn't include that picture.....
it can be found in the link...as one of 3 figures mentioned..

 

Wow! Leyendecker's frere!

 

I thought 4 sure Davey would be here sayin....See, I told you it's called Football !!

 

Let us know if you want to be put in touch with a collector who's rabid-nutzo for sports figurals...

 

Hi could you translate into English please ?

 

Oh, I see. This is le footballeur, not the first one with the wreath & trophy.

 

it's a language hard to learn...

 

A named artist Lemoyne, active in the early 1900's..is the author of 3 sculptures, one of which is a footballer that dates to the 1920's or 30's.

 

Thank you