M. Le Verrier / Antonio Delgado (Spain)

In fact ment as a book support this statue comes with 2 pieces

of course but being a Capricorn myself I liked it immediately.

Max Le Verrier was the name of the sculptor:

Max Le Verrier was born on January 29, 1891, in Neuilly-sur-Seine. 

He opened his studio in 1919 and won a medal at the famed 1925 

Exposition in Paris that gave Art Deco its name. Later, he established 

a foundry that cast bronze sculptures for Pierre Le Faguays and 

Marcel Bourain, among others. Although Le Verrier experimented 

with other alloys, he continued to create pieces in bronze as well. 

Le Verrier died on June 6, 1973, in Paris

Antonio Delgado

This is a A.Delgado inscribed full bronze made sculpture

from Spain. Wether if this is the actual name of the sculptor

is not known to us. Example 2/6 that can be regarded as

unique (below 8 examples!) It carries an extra stamp

that says Tarragona. In its' execution it reminds us 

heavily of the Antonio Miro sculptures but those are

produced in larger numbers.

The bronze has a nice patina combined 

with a gold plated rest on the right.

Difficult to photograph but maybe 

enough to give you an idea.

And the back of this sculpture.

By clicking on this picture one can possibly see

a bit more. Most likely an external factory that

actually made the 6 copies for the artist.

We found some other, less spectacular sculptures

from this artist at various auction sites: Amberes

and Catawiki. The first one is comparable to

our believe as production is also limited to 6 

pieces. However, here beyond some more

information regarding Antonio Delgado.

Antonio Delgado - Duizendjarige Catalonië

Brons - Gesigneerd - 852/4999 - Zonder lijst - 1989

Bronzen beeld gemaakt met een verloren was mal. 

Genummerd 852/ 4999. Marmeren voet. Gemaakt 

door Antonio Delgado in 1989. Herdenkingsfiguur 

genaamd Millenary of Catalonia". Het stelt een 

vrouwenfiguur voor, gebogen door het gewicht van 

1000 jaar op het Catalaanse volk. In een deel wordt 

de geschiedenis van de SX tot de 15e eeuw weergegeven. 

Aan de andere kant is het afgebeeld van de 15e eeuw tot 

de Olympische Spelen van 1992. Het meet 30 cm 

hoog en 18 cm diep. Hij weegt ongeveer 5 kilo. Het 

wordt goedverpakt, verzekerd en gegarandeerd 

verzonden. Er worden geen zendingen gedaan 

buiten de Europese gemeenschap.