Lot 180
  • 180

Javanese dancer, a bronze and ivory figure modelled by Samuel Lipschytz circa 1930

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Description

  • the base inscribed 'S. Lipschytz Made in France'
  • height 33, 5 cm
modelled as an exotic female dancer standing on tiptoe, the lower part of the body in bronze with gold patina, the upper half delicately carved in ivory, on veined green onyx base

Literature

Cf. Catley Art Deco Figures, p. 214 for a contemporary photograph of this model. The sculptor's name can also be spelled 'Lypschytz'