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393 - Demetre CHIPARUS (1886–1947)
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Estimate €8,000 - €10,000
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Demetre CHIPARUS (1886–1947) Long-time Friends Model created around 1925 Group sculpture in chryselephantine, with the bust and hands in ivory and the rest in bronze with a golden and bronze-coloured patina Signed “Chiparus” on the base Bears the circular inscription “L N / PARIS / L J” for Les Neveux de Jules Lehmann beneath the base Dimensions: H 28 x W 28.5 x D 6 cm, including the onyx-veneered base Weight: 4,848 Grs Earrings missing and a slight crack in the ivory at the back of the neck CITES No. FR2606200101-K issued by the DREAL on 1 October 2026 Expert: Cabinet Lacroix Jeannest This chryselephantine group in gilded bronze and ivory, designed by the renowned Romanian-born sculptor Demetre Chiparus, depicts an elegant woman wearing a richly ornamented dress and a cloche hat in the style of the Roaring Twenties. She is accompanied by two Borzoi greyhounds. This piece was a great success and ranks among the artist’s most sought-after works. To create this composition, the sculptor hired a Russian Borzoi for twenty-five days. Given the subject’s success, the sculptor produced the model in three different sizes (28, 42 and 63 cm). This is the smallest version, and therefore the rarest. It bears the foundry’s mark, ‘Les Neveux de Jules Lehmann’, on the base. This foundry was one of the leading producers of Art Deco works during the interwar period.
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Auction time 11/07/2026 at 9:00 AM
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