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Sculpture949 of 995Interesting / funny garden sculpture by Susannah IsraelFloyd T. DeWitt Bronze Sculpture / Art Deco "Bast" Style Cat / Circa 1960
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    Posted 11 years ago

    Hyp-storian
    (40 items)

    Greetings all,

    I just purchased this gorgeous Art Nouveau bronze sculpture which the (highly reputable) seller assured me was manufactured circa 1900 - 1910 and not just a finely made reproduction. He has an excellent reputation and I tended to believe him (at $600 it wasn't cheap!), but I wanted to know for SURE is if this was truly manufactured circa 1900 rather than merely a well-made "vintage" re-strike. After doing some research and some helpful comments from Cogito, I now know that it is indeed "the real deal".

    It measures 7 x 4 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches, and has the expected appropriate age-wear. The base at the bottom (also solid bronze) is affixed with 4 tiny sunken screws (see pic #4).
    I like this so much more than the "usual" bust (head and shoulders), and think it looks great from every angle. So I thought I'd share this with other like-minded collectors on this (helpful!) site.

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    Comments

    1. cogito cogito, 11 years ago
      Decidedly Art Nouveau in the French style. The screw bottom was likely to affix a marble base to the piece. I'm not familiar with the sculptor, though.
    2. cogito cogito, 11 years ago
      Here's another likely by the same artist given the similarities in signature:
      http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/4368776
    3. Hyp-storian, 11 years ago
      Thanks, Cogito- much obliged for your input and that link!
      It is indeed the same signature (and style) as mine, and confirms that mine is
      a true period antique- something I was 95% certain of, but am now 100% certain.
      As for the bottom, if you look closely you'll see that there's a very thin "edge"- which IS the original bronze bottom plate, and it is this that's affixed with 4 tiny sunken brass screws so that it's completely flush. There is also some age-appropriate wear on the bottom, and it is all original- never was mounted on a marble base. I took a picture of it but didn't post it because I was only permitted to post 4 pics. If you think it's important, I'll delete one of the other pics and post one of the bottom.

      Thanks again for taking the time to reply!
    4. cogito cogito, 11 years ago
      I see what you mean now. The bottom plate is completely appropriate. You have a period piece there. I'm leaning on Austrian, but rendered in the French style. Nice.
    5. Hyp-storian, 11 years ago
      Thanks again for your insight, Cogito- much appreciated!
    6. inky inky, 11 years ago
      Beautiful!..:-)
    7. Hyp-storian, 11 years ago
      Thanks, Inky- my wife and I think so too!
    8. sarahoff sarahoff, 11 years ago
      Is that a signature along the edge of her left sleeve?
    9. Hyp-storian, 11 years ago
      Hi Sarahoff,

      Yes, it is signed "Gruber" (Franz Gruber).
      I originally posted a close-up picture of his signature but replaced it with a pic of the bottom.
    10. Hyp-storian, 11 years ago
      I agree P/D/A/M, but unfortunately I've become SO suspicious from all the fakes/forgeries/reproductions out there (especially on ebay!) that I was initially concerned that this was simply "too good to be true". In hindsight, I too feel that this was MORE than reasonably priced, and am delighted to be the proud new owner.

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