After Serge Roche (French, 1896-1988), pair of Torchieres, designed c. 1930, white plaster, each in the shape of a palm tree, one (A/F) (2), height 186 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Manning & Manning, Sydney. Cf. For comparaison Bruno Foucard and Jean-Louis Gaillermin, 'Les Decorateurs des Annees 40', 1998, p. 236