A Voisin Coq Gaulois mascot by Charles Paillet, French, 1924-1929,924,

A 'Voisin Coq Gaulois' mascot by Charles Paillet, French, 1924-1929,924, Lejeune version, stamped AEL to rear, signed to base, nickel-plated bronze, in the form of a resplendent crowing cockerel, 17.5cm, wooden display base. Footnotes: This mascot is a later version of the type fitted to French Voisin cars in the service of the President of the French Republic during the era of Alexandre Millerand 1920-1924. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com