The seated female figure, poised and self-contained, was one of Art Deco's most enduring subjects, and decorative workshops kept producing variations on it long after the movement's original 1920s–30s flowering. Spelter, cast and finished with a black and gold polychrome treatment, made these figures accessible well beyond the reach of bronze — a material choice that let the Art Deco aesthetic persist in production for decades.
This sculpture, in the Art Deco style and dating to the 1970s, follows that vocabulary closely: a seated lady in a black and gold finish balances a sphere on her raised hand, the sphere itself not rigidly fixed but held by a wire, allowing it slight movement as part of the original design. Note how the drapery of her dress is modeled in continuous folds that follow the seated pose rather than sitting as a flat applied pattern — the kind of sculptural attention that distinguishes a well-cast spelter figure from a crudely finished one. She sits on a marble base, with a small painted wood block supporting the raised foot.
Whoever displayed this figure before you kept her with real use — there are losses to the original paint and patina in places, and a small chip to the marble base, both worth reviewing closely in the photos alongside this description. She is ready for a mantel, console, or display shelf.
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DETAILS:
Length: 28 cm (11.0 in) · Width: 9 cm (3.5 in) · Height: 17 cm (6.7 in)
Materials: spelter (régule), marble, painted wood
Condition: good vintage condition; losses to original paint/patina in places; small chip to marble base
