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JOIGNY ENCHÈRES

190 - JAN AND JOËL MARTEL (1896–1966) – SCULPTORS AND MEMBERS OF T…
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Estimate €500 - €800
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JAN AND JOËL MARTEL (1896–1966) – SCULPTORS AND MEMBERS OF THE U.A.M. & THE ANDRÉ FAU AND MARCEL GUILLARD WORKSHOP IN BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT ‘Javanese duck’, also known as the ‘Mandarin duck’, a model created around [1924]; an identical piece was exhibited at the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Modernes, Paris, 1927 Sculpture. Polychrome glazed ceramic piece. 1920s–1930s. Signed ‘J. J. MARTEL’ in intaglio beneath the glaze at the base on the rear of the plinth and bears the manufacturer’s stamp on the inside beneath the base. Height: 22 cm – Length: 9 cm – Depth: 11 cm A small surface flaw in the glaze at the top of the plinth. Bibliography: - *Mobilier et Décoration* – September 1925. An identical model is reproduced on page 164. - *Modern Decorative Sculpture* – Éditions Charles Moreau, Paris, 1925. An identical model is reproduced on plate 26. - Edited by Joël and Jan Martel; sculptors 1896–1966 – - Catalogue of the travelling exhibition held at the Hôtel du département de Vendée, La Roche-sur-Yon (April–August 1996); at the Musée des Années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt (October–December 1996); at the Musée Despiau-Wlérick, Mont-de-Marsan (April–June 1997); at the Musée d’Art et d’Industrie, Roubaix (April–June 1997), Éditions Gallimard/Electa, Paris, 1996. An identical model is reproduced on page 131; our model is listed under number 21 in the catalogue of sculptural works, on page 177. Expert: Emmanuel Eyraud
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