Paul Silvestre lady and faun
Uncommon Paul Silvestre (bio below) art deco silver plated bronze depicting a lady playing with a faun.
Susse editor (signature and stamps).
Circa 1930.
About 25cm high (10"). Exact size to come.
Susse editor (signature and stamps).
Circa 1930.
About 25cm high (10"). Exact size to come.
REFERENCE: silvestre1504
Bio
Paul Silvestre (1884-1987)French sculptor. Prix de Rome 1912.
Paul Silvestre was born in Toulouse, where his father was a carpenter. Admitted in 1905 at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris workshops Antonin Mercie and Antonin Caries.
Exhibited regularly from 1921 at the Salon des artistes français, where he won a gold medal in 1930.
He was appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honour in 1906.