RARE HB QUIMPER BERTHE SAVIGNY "FIRST STEPS" MOTHER & INFANT LARGE FIGURINE

Description

BEING OFFERED IS A MAGNIFICENT SCARCE VINTAGE HENRIOT QUIMPER LARGE FIGURINE TITLED "THE FIRST STEPS". THIS WONDERFUL CHILDHOOD SCENE OF A MOTHER & INFANT CHILD WAS DESIGNED BY ARTIST BERTHE SAVIGNY. SHE WAS BORN IN 1882 IN QUIMPER, IN A FAMILY OF ARTISTS. WHEN SHE WAS A CHILD, SHE MET GAUGUIN, APOLLINAIRE, EMILE BERNARD AND MAX JACOB. IN 1927, SHE STARTED WORKING WITH THE MANUFACTURE HB IN QUIMPER. BERTHE SAVIGNY IS FAMOUS FOR HER BABIES SCULPTURES, FULL OF SENSITIVITY AND TENDERNESS. THEY MET AN IMMEDIATE SUCCESS, REINFORCED WITH THE REEDITION OF THE COLLECTION BY HB-HENRIOT.
THE FIGURINE IS IN "EXCELLENT CONDITION" NO CHIPS, CRACKS, SIGNS OF WEAR OR RESTORATIONS DELIVERING PERFECT COLORS THROUGH AND THROUGH. THERE IS SOME MINOR SPORADIC VERY LIGHT CRAZING.
DIMENSIONS : 7" TALL, THE BASE 9 1/2" X 7 3/4" IN DIAMETER.
PLEASE NOTE THAT I WILL BE STARTING THIS AUCTION AT AN EXTREMELY LOW PRICE WITH NO RESERVE !!!