Gaston Broquet (1880-1947) Chamelier et son chameau Bronze with a brown-green patina Signed "Gaston Broquet" on the back on the terrace Bears the mark and the insert "Susse Fds Edts Paris", the mention "BRONZE" and the mention "cire perdue" H: 19 cm and terrace 24,5 x 8,4 cm These two works are part of the orientalist production of Gaston Broquet. A student of Antoine Injalbert and Gabriel Jules Thomas, the sculptor discovered Africa thanks to a travel grant obtained in 1912. He found his inspiration during his stays in Morocco, Tunisia and Sudan. He regularly exhibited bronze statuettes at the Salon of the Colonial Society of French Artists and participated in the National Colonial Exhibition in Marseille in 1922. Several of his works were published by the Manufacture nationale de Sèvres.