French Art Nouveau gilt - bronze centerpiece "First Kiss" by, Max Blondat of two young children engaging in their first kisssitting amongst two lily pads. The piece is signed, "Max Blondat" and further impressed "Siot Paris 101M."
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Pictured in: “Dynamic Beauty: Sculpture of Art Nouveau Paris”, by Macklowe Gallery, The Studley Press, ©2011, p.