Stylised Rooster in Gilt Wrought Iron on a Base. French Work. Circa 1950
Stylised rooster in gilt wrought iron, the silhouette drawn in a single line of bent metal, cut comb and tail in wide confronted scrolls.
The subject rests on a rectangular base in patinated iron.
French work full of spirit, characteristic of animal sculpture in iron of the 1950s.
Dimensions: Width 19 cm × Depth 6 cm × Height 31 cm.
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PRODUCT DETAILS
| Period | 1950s |
|---|---|
| Country of Origin | France |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width 19 cm × Depth 6 cm × Height 31 cm |
| Dimensions (in) | Width 7.48 in × Depth 2.36 in × Height 12.2 in |
| Style | Modernist |
| Materials | Wrought iron |
| Width | 19 cm (7.48 in) |
| Depth | 6 cm (2.36 in) |
| Height | 31 cm (12.2 in) |
| Condition | Good condition |
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
This decorative rooster is built in bent and hammered wrought iron: the body and the tail are drawn by wide ribbons of metal forming confronted scrolls of great economy of means, while the head, treated as a solid disc, bears a notched cut comb and wattles in flat irons. Gold-leaf gilding, slightly nuanced, animates the whole, mounted on a rectangular iron base with a brown patina.
This stylisation of the rooster — the French emblem par excellence — in a single graphic gesture belongs to the finest work of French metalworkers of the 1950s, who reinterpreted the traditional bestiary in a modern and pared-down language, between fine craftsmanship and decorative sculpture.
Condition report: Good overall condition. Original gilding slightly patinated in places, natural oxidation of the base, with no apparent structural loss. A sculptural object full of character, to place on a console, a fireplace or a library.
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