Bronze by Pierre LeFaguays,cast by Max LeVerrier, Art Deco dancer w/hoop
Signed Fayral in the bronze (Fayral is a pseudonym for Le Faguay)
The height is 16 inches (bronze) and the base is 2 inches. Total height: 18 inches.

There are a few white dabs of paint, on the tip of her breast, the edge of her skirt and one toe.

Pierre LeFaguays
(From Gallerease.com: Pierre le Faguays was born in 1892 in Nante Paris, France. Pierre le Faguays was a French sculptor of lithe female figures, monuments, ceramics and figurative lamps working in Art Deco style, Pierre Le Faguays captured public attention with his early exhibitions of exuberant dancing figures, inspired by the statues of Tanagra, a community north of Athens known for mass produced terracotta figurines.It is thought that, he also used the pseudonym of both Raymond Guerbe and Fayrel, which is reinforced by the similarities of subject matter and style.Le Faguays was a native of Nantes, France. He studied at the Paris Salon and in Geneva, Switzerland, and was a member of the Salon, La Stele and Evolution groups. His mediums included ivory, wood, stone and bronze. In 1927, he was awarded the French Medal of Honor.

Max Verrier
Wiki: Max Le Verrier was born 29 January 1891 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France to a French father that was a goldsmith and jeweler, and a mother from Belgium.[3] His parents separated when he was a child and he spent a lot of time in boarding schools. He served as a pilot in the French Army during World War I.Le Verrier attended Haute École d'art et de design Genève (formally Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Genève), studying under Marcel Bouraine and Pierre Le Faguays.He returned to Paris by 1919.[3]In 1925, he showed his work at the Exposition internationale des Arts décoratifs et industriels modernes in Paris, where he won a gold metal. His first popular sculpture was a pelican in 1925. In 1921, Le Verrier married Jeanne Hubrecht, together they had two children. In the early 1920s, he inherited a small metal foundry and by 1926 he started making decorative objects in his own workshop.

During World War II, Le Verrier's house was used as a dead drop for the Resistance. He was arrested in 1944 for his connection to the Nazi resistance. He was able to reopen studio after the war.

His workshop was located at 30 rue Deparcieux, and he had a small shop located at 100 rue du Théâtre in Paris. Le Verrier's studio created bronze lamps, ashtrays, bookends, desk sets, and hood ornaments; often featuring nude women or animals in an Art Deco style. He used a few different patina styles, included the notable "greenie" style, and often mounted them on Italian marble bases. Besides bronze, he also worked with ivory, zinc, terracotta, and ceramics. He also casted work for other sculptors, including Pierre Le Faguays, Marcel BouraineAndré Vincent Becquerel and Jules Edmont Masson.

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