Iris Cooke only worked for a very short period of time - and works by her are very rare and no not come onto the market very often.
This is a rare little Art Deco Bronze desktop sculpture or metal paperweight - which takes the form of a reclining deer or fawn.
It was made around 1929, and signed on the base: Iris Cooke, as photographed.
The artist was best known for these little bronze sculptures or paperweights, which she made in the late 1920s / early 1930s.
Dimensions: Her work is often quite slight in size - this little sleeping fawn is 7.5 cm in width and 5.5 cm in depth. The height is 3 cm.
Iris was the daughter of the St Ives artist, Norman Cooke. She only worked for a few years at the end of the 1920s and exhibited at the Swansea Art Society Thirty-Fourth Exhibition, in 1929. She gave her address as being at Dunvegan, Carbis Bay in Cornwall.
She was a member of the Swansea Art Society from 1929 - 1930.
Very sweet little model - and a very rare item. It is made of cast bronze - the metal has a yellow sheen to it. It is in excellent condition and is not 90 years old.
It will be sent to you in the UK with Royal Mail Special Next Day Delivery Post - this will be capped at £4.95 and applied to your order at the checkout.