Demetre Chiparus
'Actress' and 'Oriental Dancer' a Pair of Cold-Painted Bronze, Carved Ivory and Marble Figural Lamps
one in flared pleated skirt, with fitted bodice and helmet-style headdress the other in pantaloons and flared tunic-style bodice, with oriental-style headdress, both set on stepped, variegated marble base with illuminated and domed back-drop, with patinated metal decoration
both in total, 39cm; Actress, 21.5cm, Oriental Dancer, 22cm high, both signed 'Chiparus' to base (2)
one in flared pleated skirt, with fitted bodice and helmet-style headdress the other in pantaloons and flared tunic-style bodice, with oriental-style headdress, both set on stepped, variegated marble base with illuminated and domed back-drop, with patinated metal decoration
both in total, 39cm; Actress, 21.5cm, Oriental Dancer, 22cm high, both signed 'Chiparus' to base (2)
Sold for
£43,200
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance: Formally part of The Bryan Catley Collection.
Litertature: p.345 'Art Deco and Other Figures' by Bryan Catley, second edition publ. Antique Collectors Club, 2003 (please see p320 in original edition publ. 1978) and p.123, plate 55'Chiparus Master of Art Deco'i by Alberto Shayo, second edition publ. Abbeville Press, 1999
Category: Decorative Arts / 20th Century Decorative Arts
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