Lot 55: A FINE AND RARE ‘RODEO’ MASCOT BY A E LEJEUNE AFTER THE ORIGINAL DESIGN B

A FINE AND RARE ‘RODEO’ MASCOT BY A E LEJEUNE AFTER THE ORIGINAL DESIGN BY CHARLES PAILLET, BRITISH, CIRCA 1920, signed ‘Paillet’ to base and stamped ‘Copyright AEL’ to rear of base, nickel-plated bronze, finely detailed mascot depicting a ‘Cowboy’ leaping from his steed onto a bull, from the original design by the French sculptor Charles Paillet and sold to London based Augustine and Emille Lejeune in 1917 and produced under copyright, measuring 13cm long, mounted on a turned wooden display base, and offered together with photostat copy of the 1919 ‘Mascottes Artistique pour Automobiles Rodeo’ catalogue featuring the mascot. -2