Lot n° 147
Estimation :
15000 - 18000
EUR
Armand Petersen (1891-1969) - Lot 147
Armand Petersen (1891-1969)
Hippopotamus
Created between 1928 and 1937; published by the Manufacture de Sèvres between 1928 and 1955
Cookie
Signed "A. PETERSEN
Bears the Manufacture de Sèvres stamp on the terrace
Bears the stamp of the Manufacture de Sèvres, the ink mark "SEVRES MANUFACTURE NATIONALE France" and the initials "G. F." on the underside.
H. 11.5 x W. 21.8 x D. 9.8 cm
For this Hippopotamus, Armand Petersen is said to have been inspired by an Egyptian blue ceramic figurine in the Musée du Louvre. The model was produced by the Manufacture de Sèvres between 1928 and 1955 in cookie and soft stoneware, glazed and crackled. It was also enlarged in 1937.
Related literature:
Liliane Colas, Petersen : sculpteur animalier, Bry-sur-Marne, 2004, model listed under no. 49, pp. 114-115.
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