Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971), A Patinated Bronze Cobra 'Serpent à Lunettes', circa 1927. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010

13 in. (33 cm.) high, 9½ in. (24 cm.) diameter - Est. $12,000 - $15,000 .Price Realized $43,750

Provenance: Hélène Rochas.
Christie's, Monaco, Collection Hélène Rochas, 9 December 1990, lot 6.
Christie's, Paris, Collection Claude et Simone Dray, 8 June 2006, lot 202.

Notes: cf. F. Marcilhac, Sandoz. Sculpteur Figuriste et Animalier. Catalogue Raisonné de l'Oeuvre Sculpté, Paris, 1993, re. no. 1201 Rep2/1927-1, p. 457 for another cobra of this model.
Mobilier et Décoration, April 1927, p. 126.

Jean Dunand (1877-1942) , A Parcel-Gilt and Patinated Bronze Paperweight, 1913. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010

6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high, 3½ in. (9 cm.) wide; incised JEAN DUNAND 1913 - Est. $6,000 - $8,000 .Price Realized $43,750

Provenance: Millon Robert, Paris, 15 November 1990, lot 135.
Christie's, Paris, Collection Claude et Simone Dray, 8 June 2006, lot 207.

Notes: cf. F. Marcilhac, Jean Dunand His Life and Works, London 1991, p. 272, fig. 661 for a similar model.

Jean Dunand (1877-1942) , A Patinated Bronze Paperweight, 1914. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010

4¾ in. (12 cm.) high, 8 in. (20.2 cm.) wide, 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) deep; incised JEAN DUNAND 1914 and stamped with Dunand emblem - Est. $15,000 - $20,000 .Price Realized $40,000

Provenance/ Alain Lesieutre, Paris.
Ader Picard Tajan, Paris, The Alain Lesieutre Collection, 13 December 1989, lot 240.
Christie's, Paris, Collection Claude et Simone Dray, 8 June 2006, lot 206.

Literature/ F. Marcilhac, Jean Dunand His Life and Work, London, 1991, p. 273, fig. 664.

Jean Dunand (1877-1942) , A Patinated and Lacquered Paperweight, 1914. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010

¾ in. (2 cm.) high, 4 in. (10 cm.) diameter. impressed with Dunand emblem - Est. $15,000 - $20,000 .Price Realized $40,000

Provenance: Alain Lesieutre, Paris.
Ader, Picard, Tajan, Paris, The Alain Lesieutre Collection, 13 December 1989, lot 241.
Christie's, Paris, Collection Claude et Simone Dray, 8 June 2006, lot 205.

Literature: F. Marcilhac, Jean Dunand His Life and Works, London, 1991, p. 273, fig. 664.

Edgar Brandt (1880-1960), A Patinated Bronze Paperweight, circa 1925. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010

4½ in. (11.5 cm.) high, 3¾ in. (9.5 cm.) diameter; stamped E Brandt - Est. $2,500 - $3,500 .Price Realized $12,500

Provenance: Christie's, Paris, Collection Claude et Simone Dray, 8 June 2006, lot 203.

Notes: J. Kahr, Edgar Brandt, New York, 1999, p. 160 for a similar paperweight.

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