RARE SIGNED SABINO FRANCE "SOURIS" MOUSE ART DECO OPALESCENT GLASS CAR MASCOT

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MORE THAN 35 YEARS AT THE SERVICE OF THE EXQUISITE COLLECTOR, FOR WHOM I THANK.
A RARE ART DECO OPALESCENT GLASS HOOD ORNAMENT CAR MASCOT MODELLED IN THE FORM OF A MOUSE MOUNTED ON THE ORIGIANL NICKEL PLATED AND BRONZE MOUNTS
SIGNED "SABINO FRANCE" ON GLASS BASE
FRENCH 1930
Marius Sabino, founder of Sabino Glass company, was born in Sicily in 1878 and moved to France while he was still a young boy. He studied at L'Ecole Nationale des Arts Decoratifs and the Beaux Arts de Paris, where he became particularly interested in the challenges that the advent of electricity would have on glass manufacture. It was through electric lights that Sabino came to the production of glass. In fact, on his return from the first World War (where he had joined as a volunteer), he founded a factory which manufactured traditional lights fittings of wood or bronze and then quickly changed to glass.
In 1925, Sabino created an opalescent glass with a blue hue and iridescent impressions of either clouds in a blue sky, light striking a soap bubble or a reflection from water surface. He designed and made special lighting for a luxury cruise ship (Ile de france) in 1927, and a lighted fountain column for the Grand Salon of Normandy in 1935.
The glass of the chandelier was no longer part of the design, it was the principal component. His chandeliers, which were often monumental in size, were made to compliment the architecture of the day. Apart from chandeliers, he also created a multitude of vases and decorative objects, making great use of his expertise as a sculptor. In particular, busts and statues of women, and an exceptionally large range of animals with stylized features-sometimes in extraordinary large sizes. For example, in 1931 he created a large fish in a limited edition, two of which were bought by Josephine Baker and Maurice Chevalier.
MEASUREMENTS (WITH THE METAL BASE): 81.4mm. HIGH, 60.9mm. WIDHT, 49.7mm. SCREWED
PERFECT CONDITION,
INSIGNIFICANTS CHIPS IN THE BASE
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