Enamelled stoneware sculpture.

Circa 1905-1910. 

Signed R. BIGOT on the right side of the mound and bears the A. BIGOT stamp under the base.

Height: 54.5 cm – Length: 23.6 cm – Depth: 29.5 cm 

Exhibitions and related works:

 - Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts – Paris, 1904. A similar sculpture was exhibited at this event.

 - 2nd Salon des Artistes Animaliers – Galerie La Boëtie, Paris, from January 16 to February 13, 1914. A similar sculpture was exhibited at this event.

 - 9th Salon de la Société des Artistes Décorateurs – Museum of Decorative Arts, Pavillon de Marsan, Paris, from February 28 to March 31, 1914. A similar sculpture was exhibited during this event. 

Bibliography and related works:

 - Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts – Illustrated catalogue of the Salon of 1904 – Librairie d'Art Editions, Paris, 1904. A similar sculpture is referenced under number 2440 of the catalogue and cited on page LVI.

 - Art & Decoration – No. 6 of June 1904. A similar sculpture is reproduced on page 192.

 - Catalogue of the 2nd Salon des Artistes Animaliers – Galerie La Boëtie, Paris, from January 16 to February 13, 1914. A similar sculpture is referenced under number 5 of the catalogue and cited on page 7.

 - Catalogue of the 9th Salon de la Société des Artistes Décorateurs – Museum of Decorative Arts, Pavillon de Marsan, Paris, from February 28 to March 31, 1914. A similar sculpture is mentioned on page 46; Raymond Bigot bearing exhibitor number 21.

 - Hélène Bédague – Alexandre Bigot chimiste & céramiste – Louvre Victoire Editions, Paris, 2016. A similar sculpture is reproduced three times on page 139, under the title Sparrowhawk , with a height indicated of 40 cm.

 - Alastair Duncan – The Paris Salons, 1895-1914, Volume IV: Ceramics and Glass – Antique Collector's Club Editions, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998. A similar sculpture is reproduced on page 58.