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This solid-bronze Sacred Heart cross by Maria Caullet Nantard dates to circa 1925. Measuring 11.5 × 8 cm, it is a piece of French Art Deco devotional art with an inset ring on the reverse for wall hanging.
Maria Caullet Nantard was born in Lyon in France in 1876 and first exhibited at the Exhibition of French Artists in Paris in 1907 and obtained a gold medal that year. A brilliant sculptor and painter she went on to exhibit many times between 1931 and 1939.
Pieces by her command very high prices and a small statue recently sold at auction for €299.
This wonderful Sacred Heart Cross is exceptional. Nantard worked in several mediums as she was both a painter and sculptor.
The French are very proud of their artistic heritage and the government has catalogued every piece that they consider of great artistic merit on their heritage site. Maria Caullet Nantard has several mentions in that catalogue.
This beautiful bronze has a ring inset to the rear for hanging on a wall and it measures 11.5 x 8 centimetres. It is very unusual as I have never before seen an example like this where it is mounted on oak.
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