Demetre Chiparus
'The Secret' a Large Cold-Painted Bronze and Ivory Group, circa 1930
modelled as two females in intricate dresses, one with her arm around the other's shoulder, leaning forward whispering into her ear, on a shaped onyx and marble base with sunburst motif
55cm high, signed to base 'Chiparus' stamped to underskirt 'Made in France'
modelled as two females in intricate dresses, one with her arm around the other's shoulder, leaning forward whispering into her ear, on a shaped onyx and marble base with sunburst motif
55cm high, signed to base 'Chiparus' stamped to underskirt 'Made in France'
Sold for
£43,200
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Please see Alberto Shayo's 'Chiparus, Master of Art Deco', Abbeville Press, 1999, pg. 89, plate 21 for a similar example of this study.
Category: Decorative Arts / 20th Century Decorative Arts
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