Le Verrier (max), Pair Of Middle Ages Women's Bookends Circa 1930

A pair of spelter bookends with green patina, depicting women from the Middle Ages Signed Max LE VERRIER in hollow at the base Felt underside (wear) Period: circa 1930 Dimensions: 15 x 14.5 x 7 cm, weight 1.6 kg each Very good condition LE VERRIER Max (1891-1973): French sculptor-founder artist. During the First World War, interned in Switzerland in 1917, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Geneva with Marcel Bouraine and Pierre Le Faguays. Returning to Paris, he ran a small foundry and devoted himself to creating decorative objects and small sculptures. His first work will be a pelican made in an Art Deco style and sculpted with an ax (the artist will also dedicate one of his series to animals). Note that his female sculptures are for him a means of addressing the liberalization of women. Max Le Verrier will also create lamps, wall lights, bookends and other decorative objects always in the Art Deco style. From 1919, Max Le Verrier's publishing house enjoyed great success. At the end of the Second World War, he received the gold medal at the first International Exhibition of Decorative Arts.