An Art Deco spelter figure by Jean de Roncourt, Jean de Roncourt (active 1920s - 1930s) 'L'athlete' - circa 1930, the neoclassical study of an athletic male, crouched down, shading his eyes from the sun and poised ready for action, with brown bronze colours, raised on a rectangular black polished marble base; incised signature J.de Roncourt to marble, height 29 cm, length 47 cm, width 14 cm