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<p>[QUOTE="ritzyvintage, post: 3606825, member: 18191"]I'm obviously relieved that the seller wrapped & packed this sculpture well. It has been in the post from France for several weeks and from what I can see it has only suffered a couple of minuscule flea-bite nicks which were already evident when I purchased it for a very good/reasonable price.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is signed by Boni, a relatively unknown sculptor working in France during the 1930s. Information about him would be greatly appreciated, as I have only found pictures of is work. Boni, may be a pseudonym perhaps???</p><p><br /></p><p>Its a tad over 25" long and the original patina is particularly pleasing. It has been crafted using chalk-ware/plaster which tends to be strengthened with metal rods for additional stability with these large sized items.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]307138[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]307139[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]307140[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]307141[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]307142[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"> Is the signature a pseudonym ???</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ritzyvintage, post: 3606825, member: 18191"]I'm obviously relieved that the seller wrapped & packed this sculpture well. It has been in the post from France for several weeks and from what I can see it has only suffered a couple of minuscule flea-bite nicks which were already evident when I purchased it for a very good/reasonable price. It is signed by Boni, a relatively unknown sculptor working in France during the 1930s. Information about him would be greatly appreciated, as I have only found pictures of is work. Boni, may be a pseudonym perhaps??? Its a tad over 25" long and the original patina is particularly pleasing. It has been crafted using chalk-ware/plaster which tends to be strengthened with metal rods for additional stability with these large sized items. [CENTER][ATTACH=full]307138[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]307139[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]307140[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]307141[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]307142[/ATTACH] Is the signature a pseudonym ???[/CENTER][/QUOTE]
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