French bronze sculpture depicting two characters - signed BECQUEREL André Vince..., Avori antichi...

Art Deco chryselephantine sculpture depicting a hugging elderly couple with the ivory face of an elephant (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758), placed on an onyx base. Signed at the base "Bequerel". Height x width x depth: 37 x 27 x 19 cm. Weight 12800 g. Item condition grading: ***** excellent. Accompanied by CITES certificate. This lot is available for sale only with shipments within the European Union; the CITES certificate for export outside the European Community can only be requested for lots sold to museums.