12 Sep 2010
10:00 EDT
Darien
Fairfield Concours d'Elegance, Exceptional Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia
Back to auction 18418
Fairfield Concours d'Elegance, Exceptional Collectors' Motorcars and Automobilia
Back to auction 18418
'The Herald of Speed' by Pierre Le Faguays (1892-1962), French, 1920s,
signed by the sculpture, the Art Deco motoring sculpture depicts a beautiful draped nude blowing a trumpet, supported on a speeding wheel, presented in silvered bronze, the base approximately 15 inches long, 24 inches long overall.
Sold for
US$ 7,320
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Pierre Le Faguays was awarded a 'Medal of Honour' by the Paris Salon in 1927.
Category: Motoring / Automobilia
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