Lot 396 :
Sold for £3,400 hammer
Estimate £2,500-£3,500
Demetre H. Chiparus (Romanian 1886 - 1947) - 'Dancer of Lebanon', a cold painted and patinated bronze figure modelled and cast as an exotic dancer poised on one foot, wearing a golden beaded bodice and skullcap on hexagonal brown onyx base, signed Chiparus, foundry marks for Les Neveux de J Lehmann, Paris to underside of base, height 37.5 cm Literature: A. Shayo, Chiparus, Master of Art Deco, New York & London, 1999, pl.36, p.104 (a similar example illustrated). B. Catley, Art Deco and other figures, Woodbridge, 1978, p. 99 (a similar example illustrated)
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