Vertige de la Vitesse, a silvered bronze car mascot modelled by G. Poitrin circa 1920

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Description

indistinctly inscribed marks, impressed foundry seal and 'Contenet & Lelievre edts.', impressed no. 1395
height 14,5 cm, restored

modelled as a female, her hair and drapes billowing in the wind, her hands clasped in front of her face in anxiety

The mascot offered here for sale was modelled for Beck automobiles, a short lived French car company (Lyon 1920-1922)