FIGURE OF A BIRD in amethyst, finely carved and polished to - Lot 473

FIGURE OF A BIRD in amethyst, finely carved and polished to a natural finish. inlaid with red glass cabochons, the legs in gilded metal. on a rectangular porcelain and bisque base with polychrome decoration. polychrome decoration. On a rectangular base in white marble and blackened wood H. 14, 5 cm. Under glass bell. Accents and restorations. Early 20th century. L. 19 x19.5 x14 cm. Provenance Presented to actress Janine Voisin (1910-2010), daughter of Eugène Gabriel Voisin (1880-1973), automobile and aeronautics manufacturer, and Adrienne Dolorès Bernet (1882-1967), on the occasion of her first marriage to Gifford Pinchot (1902-1986) in 1928. Expert | Cabinet CHARRON