A quality sculpture of a pair of seagulls riding the crest of the waves and mounted on a black variegated marble base. The bronze signed ‘G R Laurent Veritable Bronze’ and inscribed to the marble base, ‘Editions Reveyrolis Paris’.

The sculpture by Georges Henri Laurent (1880–1940) who was a prominent French Art Deco designer known for modernist, stylized animalier sculptures and functional decorative arts during the first half of the 20th century.

He was a member of the Union des Artistes Modernes (UAM), working alongside figures like Le Corbusier and Robert Mallet-Stevens to promote a harmony between utility and aesthetics.

Laurent designed for prestigious French design houses and editors of the era, including, Susse Frères, Robj Paris, Dunhill and Max Le Verrier.

He also produced a wide range of functional Art Deco items, including figural desk lamps, bookends, clocks and furniture, such as blackened wood cabinets that followed the UAM’s principles of simple and functional forms.

Height is 31cm (12.2inches)
Overall Width is 87cm (34.3inches) Width of base: 67.8cm
Depth is 17.2cm (6.8inches)