François POMPON (1855–1933) - Lot 89

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François POMPON (1855–1933) - Lot 89
François POMPON (1855–1933) “Polar Bear” This piece was designed and exhibited at the Salon d’Automne in 1922 and produced by the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres exclusively between 1924 and 1934; our example is dated 1931. Glazed porcelain. Marked with the rose mark “Sèvres, Manufacture nationale, France” and the date letter “D” stamped in ink under the glaze, beneath the right hind leg (1931). Height: 20.5 cm Length: 39 cm Note: The contract was signed on November 5, 1923, between François Pompon and the Manufacture to produce the piece, and ended in January 1934. Only 632 pieces were produced for the Sèvres edition, in bisque, crackled enamel, and glazed versions between 1924 and 1934. The glazed porcelain version was produced in much smaller numbers than the matte bisque version. The molds were destroyed in accordance with the terms of the contract, as per the artist’s wishes. Comparable works: A similar piece is found in the collections of the Musée Bourdelle in Paris, the Musée de la Manufacture de Sèvres (inv. 17722), the Pompon Museum in Saulieu (inv. 1715), and the Dijon Museum of Fine Arts (inv. 3762). Bibliography: - Liliane COLAS, "Pompon: The Complete Works," Norma, Paris, 2025, model no. 94-10, reproduced on p. 331. - C. Chevillot, Liliane Colas, and A. Pingeot, *François Pompon*, Gallimard-Electra-Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, 1994, p. 211, no. 122C.
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