HECTOR GUIMARD (1867-1942) Crest and stock prototype, circa 1900 From a metro ornamentation plate, the shield in cast iron with a brown patina, decorated with stylised plant elements and an "M", the stock in bronze. Escutcheon: H. 75 cm, W. 63.5 cm H. 29 1/2 in, W. 25 in. Stock: H. 104.5 cm, L. 26 cm H. 41 1/8 in., W. 10 1/4 in. (Wear, traces of rust) A cast iron escutcheon and a bronze stock prototype, c.1900, from a metro ornament plate. BIBLIOGRAPHY : Collectif, "Guimard", cat. exp. Musée d'Orsay, 13 April-26 July 1992, Edition Réunion des Musées Nationaux, Paris, 1992, model to be compared with those reproduced on p. 240.