Art deco monkey sculpture circa 1920.
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Silvered electrotype (galvanoplasty).
French or Italian.
Wood base.
Circa 1920.
h : 15cm
While the piece’s mastery of electroplating suggests a possible Italian origin—given their renowned expertise in this technique during the 1930s—its striking resemblance to Max Le Verrier’s iconic monkey designs for car mascots and lamps leaves its exact attribution open to debate; regardless, its distinct Cubist influence and Art Deco treatment firmly mark it as a high-interest work from the period.”
Electroplating (also called galvanoplasty) is a process used to coat an object with a thin layer of metal using electricity.
In this process, the object to be coated is placed in a liquid solution containing metal ions (an electrolyte). The object acts as the cathode (negative electrode), while a piece of the coating metal acts as the anode (positive electrode). When an electric current flows through the solution, metal ions move toward the object and deposit onto its surface, forming a thin, uniform metal layer.
Method widely used by Italian artists.
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Silvered electrotype (galvanoplasty).
French or Italian.
Wood base.
Circa 1920.
h : 15cm
While the piece’s mastery of electroplating suggests a possible Italian origin—given their renowned expertise in this technique during the 1930s—its striking resemblance to Max Le Verrier’s iconic monkey designs for car mascots and lamps leaves its exact attribution open to debate; regardless, its distinct Cubist influence and Art Deco treatment firmly mark it as a high-interest work from the period.”
Electroplating (also called galvanoplasty) is a process used to coat an object with a thin layer of metal using electricity.
In this process, the object to be coated is placed in a liquid solution containing metal ions (an electrolyte). The object acts as the cathode (negative electrode), while a piece of the coating metal acts as the anode (positive electrode). When an electric current flows through the solution, metal ions move toward the object and deposit onto its surface, forming a thin, uniform metal layer.
Method widely used by Italian artists.