Delightful large bronze sculpture of a male athlete bending an iron rod. Le bandeur The statue is made of babbitt metal with original green bronze patina Beautifully fine, very realistic. The marble is signed J. Roncourt. Imposing and heavy, weighs almost 11kg Superb Art Deco period sculpture - subject in art cast iron (a variety of high quality cast iron babbitt) with an antique green bronze patina - the rod is in gilded bronze - on a solid Belgian black and onyx marble base. An excellent quality of chiselling for a warm patina... G. Hervor: pseudonym of Jean de Roncourt - late 19th / early 20th century - The best-known French master sculptor of male figures in the 1920s and 1930s. Most of his works are made of white metal with bronze or grey-green patina. Subject inspired by Chiparus on the theme "L’Age de Bronze".