C-98-0002
Signed American Art Deco Gilt Bronze Sculptural Birdbath with Two Children
$3,500.00
DETAILS
Two sibling children lounging in a pool on a hot summer day.
MAKER
Unidentified
MARKS
Cast monogram: SB.
Photo inscription (on reverse): Nannie & Don / Bacon House, Prospect St. (now owned by J. Dempsey) / Belmont, Mass. / Summer of 1929 / (while ACT attending Harvard Business School).
PROVENANCE
According to the family, the children are siblings John and Nancy Ann Travis (American, 1924-32), children of Albert Chester Travis (American, 1883-1968). Together with the original photo given to the artist. The fountain is on the grounds of the Bacon House (Prospect Street, Belmont, Massachusetts)
PERIOD
Early 20th century
DATE
Circa 1931
DIMENSIONS
Width 15 Depth 15 Height 4 inches
