Erté (Romaine de Tirtoff) (1892-1990), Angel

Bronze cast in the lost wax method, with patination, gold leaf accents and polished embellishments; issued by Fine Arts Acquisitions in 1984, numbered 27/350; inscribed signature on the integral plinth.

Bronze - 13.75 x 21.5 x 6.25 in.; Pedestal - 42.5 x 21.25 x 7.75 in.

Estate of the late Mary Ellen Kay, Raleigh, NC and the Hamptons , who spent her career as a Wall Street Broker, was a classically trained Opera singer, and performed at the Copacabana.

The bronze sculpture is presented atop a gold tone custom built pedestal with rotating platform.

Minor nicks to pedestal edges; very minor rubbing to bronze.

$2,000 - 4,000