Handsome circa 1909 bronze bust of Orville Wright, the first man to fly a controlled power-driven airplane, measuring approximately 4.25˝ x 9˝ x 3˝ and weighing 4.5 lbs, executed by French sculptor Louis-Albert Carvin. The base is inscribed on the front in cursive, "Orville Wright," with the side reading: "Hotel GASSION, 13-2-1909, L. Carvin." In fine condition, with minor surface scuffing. A member of the Société des Artistes Français, Louis-Albert Carvin exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais from 1894 to as late as 1933, and sculpted the trophy entitled 'La Muse de l'Aviation' presented to the Wright Brothers by the Aéro Club de la Sarthe on May 1, 1909.
