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François POMPON (1855-1933) White Bear
Enamelled porcelain, …
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273
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François POMPON (1855-1933) White Bear
Enamelled porcelain, …
See original version (French)
Estimate €10,000 - €15,000
Voluntary lot
Description
François POMPON (1855-1933)
White Bear
Enamelled porcelain, slightly crackled white
Stamp of the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres under the belly
between 1928 and 1940
Slight lack of enamel on the nose
21 x 40 x 12 cm
Provenance: gift to the grandparents of the current owners, late 1930s.
Note: one of 632 produced by the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres between 1923 and 1934 in biscuit, enamelled porcelain or cracked enamel (the rarest) following the contract signed between Pompon and the Manufacture in 1922, which ended in December 1932 when the mould broke.
An identical model, with versions in biscuit and enamelled porcelain, will be presented at the monographic exhibition at the Château de Frontenay (Jura) in summer 2026.
Bibliography for identical models:
- Liliane Colas and Côme Remy, l'Oeuvre complète, Paris 2025, p 331
- C. Chevillot L. Colas A. Pingeot, François Pompon, catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre sculpté, Paris, 1994, p 211.
- Catalogue of the exhibition Porcelaine de Sèvres au XXe siècle, Paris, 1987, p34
- Mobilier et Décoration August 1928, p.130.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Furniture and Works of Art - PAS EN LIVE
Auction location
Auction time
06/05/2026 at 2:00 PM
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