Gilded Spelter Figure of Putto Mounted on Marble

Gilded spelter figure of putto holding a branch mounted on a black marble base. A putto is a figure in depicted as a chubby male child, usually naked that has come to represent the sacred cherub. The figure has previously been used as a light fitting. The figure has a The foundry mark: Fabrication Francaise Paris, made in Paris France. This was a foundry in Paris which poured French bronzes and iron work in the late 19th Century, early 20th Century. The “Made in France” in English on the foundry mark is due to the U.S trade law of 1891 that required all imports to be marked to indicate the country of origin.