Lot 370
  • 370

Danseuse Du Liban, a bronze and ivory figure modelled by D.H. Chiparus 1920's

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 EUR
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Description

  • base and bronze plaque inscribed D.H. Chiparus
  • 39cm. high including base.
carved ivory with details painted in gold, silver and red, the bronze cold painted in gold and shades of red and details in silver on mottled green marble base mounted with a bronze plaque modelled with a female figure en relief

Literature

A. Shayo, p. 104, fig. 36

Condition

The ivory in good condition but for minor dirt and scratches, the paint of the shoes probably retouched. The marble base with a few damages and restorations, maybe associated. For a comparable plaque in another base see Shayo, p. 101, fig 33
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