François POMPON (1855-1933). White bear. White enameled bisque (hair on flank and under belly). Printed stamp of the Manufacture de Sèvres period 1928-1940 with letter date h (1935) under the paw and engraved mark AE under the belly for Ernest Astruc molder-repairer at the Manufacture from 1907 to 1941. Height 23 cm - Length : 42 cm Provenance : Sale by Me Claude Boisgirard on June 23, 1999, Drouot Salle 10, under n°53. Reproduced on page 17 of the catalog. Bibliography : - Catherine Chevillot, Liliane Colas and Anne Pingeot. Pompon, Catalogue Raisonné. Éditions Gallimard, RMN, 1994 (model reproduced as no. 122C, p. 211). - Les œuvres de la Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres 1732-1932 (model reproduced Tome II p. 37) Note: Manufacture de Sèvres produced 632 models in all sizes and techniques (cookie, enamel, craquelé or earthenware) from 1924 to 1934. The 1935 marking is certainly due to a late release from stock. A resin polar bear, reproduced by the Musée du Louvre with its stamp, is included. Height 17 cm - Width 30 cm