LOT 26

BELLE MASCOTTE "PEGASE" PAR GASTON BROQUET POUR LES AUTOMOBILES BUCHET, FRANCE, VERS 1911,

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Lot 26

BELLE MASCOTTE "PEGASE" PAR GASTON BROQUET POUR LES AUTOMOBILES BUCHET, FRANCE, VERS 1911,

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

BELLE MASCOTTE "PEGASE" PAR GASTON BROQUET POUR LES AUTOMOBILES BUCHET, FRANCE, VERS 1911,

représentant un Pégase ailé de style rococo, monogramme VB (Victor Buchet) de l'artiste sur le devant de son embase, signée, en bronze, estampillée 137, hauteur 12 cm.

A FINE PEGASUS MASCOT BY GASTON BROQUET FOR BUCHET CARS, FRENCH, CIRCA 1911,
depicting a Rococo designed winged Pegasus, maker's monogram of VB (Victor Buchet) to the front of the base, signed, bronze, stamped 137, 12 cm high.

Footnotes

Les automobiles Buchet furent produites en France de 1911 à 1929. Il existe de notables différences entre cet exemplaire ancien et la version plus récente de 1920 – 1925 dépourvue du logo Buchet.
Reprise dans les ouvrages Motoring Mascots of the World de William C. Williams, page 103, et Bouchons de radiateur de Dominique Pascal, page 240.

Buchet cars were produced from 1911-1929 in France. There are marked differences between this early example and the 1920-1925 later version without the Buchet logo.
Illustrated in William C. Williams ' Motoring Mascots of the World' Page 103, number 396, and on Page 240, 'Bouchons De Radiator' by Dominique Pascal.

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