28 - JEAN DUNAND (1877–1942)

JEAN DUNAND (1877–1942) Standing Naja, model created around [1914] Rare sculpture; can be used as a paperweight. Chiseled and patinated bronze cast; some scales highlighted with gilding, others with red lacquer. 1920s. Signs of wear on the patina. Signed Jean DUNAND, on the reverse. Height: 23 cm – Length: 21.5 cm Provenance: J. Delamain Collection, old and modern paintings, 20th-century decorative arts—from a private collection in Île-de-France—Fraysse et Associés auction, Hôtel Drouot, April 15, 2015. This piece is listed as lot 78 in the catalog. Acquired by the previous owner at the aforementioned auction. Bibliography and related works: - *Art et Décoration* – September–October 1919. A variant is reproduced on page 118. - Félix Marcilhac – Jean Dunand; Life and Work – Les Éditions de l’Amateur, Paris, 1991. Slight variations reproduced and described on page 273 (cat. nos. 663–666). - Félix Marcilhac and Amélie Marcilhac – Jean Dunand – Éditions Norma, Paris, 2020. Slight variations reproduced and described on pages 326, 327, and 328 under references 15 through 19 in the “Catalog of Works – Objects.”