Louis Lejeune racehorse and jockey chromium-plated & enamel car mascot , English circa 1930, impressed to the base "LL" (in a circle) and "Mascots,

Louis Lejeune racehorse and jockey chromium-plated & enamel car mascot , English circa 1930, impressed to the base "LL" (in a circle) and "Mascots, Made in England" for the Lejeune Company. Louis Lejeune – English (1910-2010), mounted on a bespoke two-tiered walnut wooden base., 16.5 by 16cm. The name Lejeune has been synonymous with first class bronze founding for the best part of 100 years. Established in 1910 as AE Lejeune by Emil Lejeune and his wife Augustine, the company concentrated on small ornamental bronzes, decorative architectural fittings and, with the spread of the automobile, car mascots.