A rare and important carved ivory and cold-painted bronze: Ballets Russes
Carved and cast after a model by Demetre H. Chiparus (Roumanian 1886-1947),
Raised on a stepped marble base, inscribed Demetre H. Chiparus.
Height 24in (61cm); width 24in (61cm)
Raised on a stepped marble base, inscribed Demetre H. Chiparus.
Height 24in (61cm); width 24in (61cm)
Sold for
US$ 160,250
inc. premium
Footnotes
- This extraordinary model was produced as individual figures, as the pair of flanking dancers, or as the complete trio.
Literature:
Alberto Shayo, Chiparus Master of Art Deco, New York, Abbeville, 1999, p. 16 (this example).
Bryan Catley, ART DECO and other FIGURES, Woodbridge, Antique Collector's Club, 2003, p. 93.
Category: Furniture / 20th C Furniture and Decorative Arts
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