An excellent early 20th Century Art Deco bronze study modelled as astylised running hare with very fine colour lightly rubbed to a golden hue and good hand finished surface detail. Raised on a naturalistic

rectangular plinth and signed Becquerel

Andre-Vincent Becquerel(French, 1893 ~ 1981) Born at St. Andre-Farivilliers, he studied under Hector Lemaire and Prosper Lecourtier. He specialised in animal sculpture, showing a marked preference for predator, feline and ornithological subjects, which he exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais from 1914 to 1922 and where he became a lifetime member.