LOT 23

RARE MASCOTTE "GARÇON CHEVAUCHANT UN CITRON" PAR ETIENNE MERCIER POUR AUTOMOBILES CITROEN, FRANCE, ANNEES 1920,

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Lot 23

RARE MASCOTTE "GARÇON CHEVAUCHANT UN CITRON" PAR ETIENNE MERCIER POUR AUTOMOBILES CITROEN, FRANCE, ANNEES 1920,

Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais|6 February 2020, 11:00 CET|Paris, The Grand Palais Historique

RARE MASCOTTE "GARÇON CHEVAUCHANT UN CITRON" PAR ETIENNE MERCIER POUR AUTOMOBILES CITROEN, FRANCE, ANNEES 1920,

signée à l'arrière avec marquage 'Epreuve' et 'Déposé' à l'arrière de son embase, mascotte en bronze nickelé montrant un jeune garçon avec une trousse à outils et tenant un piston, chevauchant un énorme citron, hauteur 16,5 cm, montée sur un support en marbre gris.

A RARE 'BOY RIDING LEMON' MASCOT BY ETIENNE MERCIER FOR AUTOMOBILES CITROEN, FRENCH, 1920S,
signed to rear and marked 'Epreuve' and 'Depose' to rear of base, nickel-plated bronze mascot depicting a young boy with tool satchel and holding a piston riding an oversized lemon, 16.5cm high, mounted on a grey marble base.

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