"Gignol And Gnafron, Bronze Bookends"
Guignol et Gnafron Pair of bronze bookends on a sea green marble base from the early twentieth century Famous characters from the puppet theater in Lyon. Gnafron is the first character according to tradition created on November 22, 1804 by the Lyonnais Laurent MOURGUET born March 3, 1769 in Lyon and died December 3, 1844 in Vienne in Isère is a French puppeteer, creator of the famous Guignol. Guignol is a puppet created in Lyon around 1808 by Laurent MOURGUET, it is the emblem of the city of LYON Restoration of marble bases 
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