Bronze Art Deco Bookends Reading Nudes Max Le Verrier France 1930

Art Deco bookends with reading nudes Delassement
By Max Le Verrier
Patinated Art Metal on black marble base.
France ca. 1930
Signed to base
Measuring 21cm in height
Width 14cm
Depth 9cm
Condition there are a few minor chips to the base of each
The one has a few scratches to the arm and to the head and the other a light crack in the lower book area into the hand.

Literature: Statuettes of the Art Deco period by Alberto Shayo. Art Deco sculpture by Victor Arwas, Academy. Bronzes, sculptors and founders by H. Berman, Abage. Dictionnaire des peintres,sculpteurs,dessinateurs et graveurs by E. Benezit. Gründ.