VICTORIN SABATIER(1873-1922) Chauve-souris, model presented at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français , Paris, 1903 Paper cutter with title figure; the wings form a letter opener. Silver proof. Art Nouveau period. Signed SABATIER at the end of one of the wings and bearing the guarantee hallmark. Length: 24cm Weight: 43g Exhibition: Salon de la Société des Artistes Français, Paris, 1903 - A proof of our model presented at this event. Bibliography: - L'Art décoratif aux expositions des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1903; first volume - Armand Guérinet éditeur, Paris, 1903. Identical model reproduced on plate 136. - Alastair Duncan - The Paris Salons 1895-1914- Volume V: Objets d'art & Metalware- Édition Antique Collectors' Club, 1998. Identical model reproduced on page 474.