'STARLIGHT', A BRONZE AND IVORY FIGURE
'STARLIGHT', A BRONZE AND IVORY FIGURE

CAST FROM THE MODEL BY DEMETRE CHIPARUS, 1920S

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'STARLIGHT', A BRONZE AND IVORY FIGURE
CAST FROM THE MODEL BY DEMETRE CHIPARUS, 1920S
The young woman standing in patinated costume, her green pleated skirt with handkerchief points, brown onyx base
23¼ in. (59 cm.) high
Base engraved D H. chiparus

Lot Essay

Cf: Victor Arwas, Art Deco Sculpture, London, 1992, p. 51.
See also: Bryan Catley, Art Deco and other Figures, Woodbridge, 1978, pp. 61 and 73 and Alberto Shayo, Chiparus. Master of Art Deco, New York, 1993, pp. 57 and 116, pl. 48

In addition to the publicity they received at the larger exhibitions, the foundries also relied on other forms of advertising such as telephone directories (see illustration). The Etling foundry moved to the premises at 29 rue de Paradis in 1928, testament to their renewed successes of the past decade.

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