Le verrier (max), women's bookends pair middle ages circa 1930

A pair of bookends in green patina, depicting women from the middle ages. Signed max le verrier in hollow at the base. Felt underside (wear) Period: around 1930. Dimensions: 15 X 14.5 X 7 cm, weight 1.6 kg each. Very good condition. Le verrier max (1891-1973): french sculptor foundry. During the first world war, interned in switzerland in 1917, he studied at the école des beaux-arts in geneva with marcel bouraine and pierre le faguays. Back in paris, he runs a small foundry and devotes himself to the realization of decorative objects and small sculptures. His first work will be a pelican made in an art deco style and carved with an axe (the artist will also dedicate one of his series to animals). It should be noted that his female sculptures are for him a way to address the liberalization of women. Max le verrier will also make lamps, wall lamps, bookends and other decorative objects always in the art deco style. From 1919, max le verrier's publishing house was very successful. At the end of the second world war, he received the gold medal at the first international exhibition of decorative arts.