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Lot 30
  • 30

Demeter H. Chiparus

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Demeter H. Chiparus
  • Etoile de mer, vers 1925
  • Signée D.H. Chiparus sur la base
  • ivory
  • Hauteur : 76 cm (30 in.) Largeur : 23,3 cm (9 1/8 in.) Profondeur : 10,5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
sculpture chryséléphantine en bronze peint à froid, les mains et le visage en ivoire ; pose sur une base en onyx et marbre portor

Literature

Victor Arwas, op. cit., p. 24
Bryan Catley, op. cit., p. 70
Umberto Di Cristina, Isadora in Ivory:  The Art Deco Statuettes of Demeter Chiparus, FMR, November 1985, pp. 16 and 60-61 
Alberto Shayo, op. cit., p. 49 pour le modèle en plastiline et p. 152, planche 83
M. Okroyan, op. cit., pp. 48, 134-135

Condition

Very good overall condition. Some minor traces of dirt on the ivory and a few minor cracks. The bronze patina in pristine condition. A few minor chips to the base, all consistent with normal age and use.
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