Cupid And Woman Figural Porcelain, France

Magnificent large Woman and Cupid, Blanc de Chine porcelain.  Signed B Rezel (see below for data on artist) hallmarked.   masterful work just arrived from France.  The stellar porcelain is quite large, 19 x 14 Inches, and is in mint condition.  From Villenauxe in the Champagne region of, France.

The sculptor Bohumil Rezl was born September 9, 1899 in Czechoslovakia, immigrating to Paris in 1926.  He worked at Villenauaxe, in l'Aube, France, and worked in porcelain,teracotta,and bronze.  He is further reknown as a clock maker, with sculptures and porcelains in a variety of European museums.  there is a noteworthy collection in Brussels, Belgium.

 Le sculpteur Bohumil REZL, ne le 17/09/1899 en Tchecoslovaquie, arrive à Paris en 1926. Il s'installe à Villenauxe, dans l'Aube (France), pour travailler à la manufacture jusqu'en 1951. Passionne d'astronomie, il parlait plusieurs langues. Sa production de statuettes est aujourd'hui très recherchee. »