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481 - Demetre CHIPARUS (1886–1947).
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Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
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Demetre CHIPARUS (1886–1947). Woman leaning against a low wall. Chryselephantine statuette in cold-patinated bronze and ivory (for the face and hands), signed D.CHIPARUS on the left-hand side of the base (natural cracks in the ivory). Height: 37 cm – Width: 15 cm – Depth: 12.3 cm – Total weight: 6,513 g Appraisal carried out by Cabinet Lacroix-Jeannest. Demeter Chiparus, originally from Romania, was a student in Florence when he arrived in Paris in 1912 and became a pupil of Antonin Mercié and Jean Boucher. The discovery of the treasures from Tutankhamun’s tomb introduced him to chryselephantine sculpture, a combination of gold and ivory. He made this technique his own, modernising it and adapting it to the artistic style of the Roaring Twenties, thereby making it his trademark. CITES Certificate FR2604400163-K-K; does not authorise export outside the EU. Lot from a voluntary sale.
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About the sale Quintessence IV – Part 2: Furniture & Works of Art
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Auction time 10/17/2026 at 2:00 PM
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