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LOT 25
A "Hotchkiss" Cockerel mascot, by August Cain, French, circa 1924,
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,200
Lot 25
A "Hotchkiss" Cockerel mascot, by August Cain, French, circa 1924,
A "Hotchkiss" Cockerel mascot, by August Cain, French, circa 1924,
signed 'A.Cain', also bearing Susse Freres, Paris foundry stamp and further stamped '187' to rear of base, nickel-plated bronze, finely detailed mascot depicting a resplendent crowing cockerel, complete with Hotchkiss-Paris emblem to base, the hollow base with twin stud for correct position mounting, beak ground down and tips to some tail feathers bent, 16cm high.
Footnotes
These mascots were only fitted to the car of the President of France and Chamber of Deputies government cars, and was the only mascot produced by the Parisian sculptor August Cain.
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