Georges Gardet - Siot Paris - Antique bronze sculpture sitting cat

Beautiful bronze sculpture of a sitting cat washing itself. Signed Gardet, numbered and with foundry stamp of Siot Paris. Beautiful brown patina. Red Belgian marble pedestal. Artist Georges Gardet (1863-1939) This sculpture is depicted in the book: Etains 1900 Philippe Dahan. Les éditions de l’amateur. More information about the artist: “Dictionnaire illustré des sculpteurs animaliers & fondeurs de l’antiquité à nos jours “ Jean Charles Hachet. Argus Valentines "Animals in bronze" Christopher Payne. Antique collectors club “Les bronzes de XIXe siècle” Pierre Kjellberg, Les editions des amateurs. ‘The dictionary of sculptors in bronze’ by James Mackay. Antique collectors club. With a certificate of authenticity.