GEORGES-LAURENT BADEAU (1898-1964) SCULPTOR & MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SÈVRES "Hippopotamus" model created around [1936], our proof made in 1952 Sculpture Black enamelled porcelain proof Signed G.L. LAURENT underglaze on the back, marked with the manufacture's embossed stamp, bears the initials J. G. (of the moulder) and the date (19)52 under the base Height 16.5 - Length 24 cm (A small chip on the right front leg)