Max BLONDAT (1872-1925) - Lot 43

Max BLONDAT (1872-1925) Bouillote - Very rare silver-plated bronze automobile mascot, with the presence of MAX BLONDAT's rare point signature. VALSUANI founder's stamp and MB stamp at the foot of the mascot. Height: 12.5cm Notes : Max BLONDAT made just five different radiator cap models, including Le Petit Poucet, published in the period magazine Horizons, which author Léandre Varley described as "a delightful, witty figurine". In addition to this mascot, Max BLONDAT also created "La Roue de la Fortune", "Le pingouin", "Bambino", also known as "Le bébé au maillot", and "L'équilibre", also known as "Bébé Boule", originally created for the fountain in the garden of Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann's Hôtel du Collectionneur at the 1925 Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. Museography: A similar ceramic model is kept at the Musée des années 30 de Boulogne Billancourt, inventory number 1985.4.4; another, kept at the Musée Départemental de l'Oise / MUDO. Bibliography : M. LEGRAND, Mascotte Passions n°197. M. LEGRAND, Mascotte Continuités, p. 65.