Vintage Metal Folk Art Sculpture Of An Early Airplane Or Glider

This Vintage Metal Folk Art Sculpture is of an early airplane or glider resembling the Santos-Dumont Type 20 Demoiselle. Looks like copper.

Built in France by the Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont. They were light-weight monoplanes with a wire-braced wing mounted above an open-framework fuselage built from bamboo. The pilot's seat was below the wing and between the main wheels of the undercarriage. The rear end of the boom carried a tailwheel and a cruciform tail. The name is a contraction of mademoiselle and is a synonym for "jeune fille"—young girl or woman—but also the common name in French for a Damselfly.

Very Good

17.5" x 4" x 12.5"

Fine Art, Sculpture

18%

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Private Residence

Stony Point, NY 10980

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Friday, 3/29, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Saturday, 3/30, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm

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