Elegant Art Deco bronze sculpture of an athletic scouting / watching male figure by Jean de Roncourt from France around 1930.
Very good original condition, greenish patina. Standing on the thick, stepped original Portoro marble plinth.
Artist: Jean de Roncourt (incised signature in the marble plinth)
A shield crest on the front with personal dedication “From the members of the staff battery, Brest in October 1941”
Dimensions:
* H 30 cm / 11.8 in
* L 36 cm / 14.17 in
* W 16.5 cm / 6.5 in
The French sculptor Jean de Roncourt is regarded as one of the best sculptors of the 1920s, who specialized in the production of male bronze figures and is considered a master in this field.