Demetre Chiparus (Romanian, 1888-1950):
'The Squall', a gilt bronze and carved ivory figure, circa 1925
'The Squall', a gilt bronze and carved ivory figure, circa 1925
Modelled as a young woman wearing a cloche hat, fur-trimmed coat and muff, leaning over as a gust of wind catches her, on an onyx base, signed D.H. Chiparus ETLING PARIS in the bronze,
31cm high (12" high)
31cm high (12" high)
Sold for
AU$ 60,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Please see Alberto Shayo, Chiparus, Master of Art Deco,, Abbeville Press Publishers, 1999, plate 3, page 71 for a similar example
Category: Furniture / Fine Furniture and Works of Art
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