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101817 | FRANCE. Water Buffalo Art Deco bronze uniface Plaque.

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    101817  |  FRANCE. Water Buffalo Art Deco bronze uniface Plaque. Issued circa 1931. African animals series (75x51mm, 129.86 g). By M. ThĆ©not in Paris.

     

    Water buffalo standing right among the weeds and ferns. Edge: «cornucopia» BRONZE FRANCE.

     

    Gem Mint State. Yellow-bronze surfaces, with great detail and relief on the obverse.

     

    Likely issued around the time of the French colonial expo—held in Paris from May–November 1931—this is from a series of ten plaques sculpted by Maurice RenĆ© ThĆ©not displaying animals from Africa. All are rather imposing and feature the very much en vogue use of Art Deco.

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