Demetre Chiparus (Romanian, 1888-1950):
'Dancer of Olynthus', a cold painted gilt bronze and carved ivory figure of a dancer, circa 1925
'Dancer of Olynthus', a cold painted gilt bronze and carved ivory figure of a dancer, circa 1925
modeled as a topless dancer wearing a filigree drape around her hips, standing on demi pointe with one leg extended and her arms raised, on a stepped onyx base, signed Chiparus on the onyx,
37cm high (14.5" high)
37cm high (14.5" high)
Sold for
AU$ 33,600
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Please see Alberto Shayo, Chiparus, Master of Art Deco,, Abbeville Press Publishers, 1999, plate 35, page 103 for a similar example
Category: Furniture / Fine Furniture and Works of Art
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