Details
'Yambo'
a gilt bronze and ivory figure, cast and carved from a model by D.H.Chiparus, of an exotic dancer wearing elaborate beaded and chained costume, standing poised on one leg with one arm raised above head holding cascading length of cloth, on striated red and black onyx rectangular plinth, signed in the bronze, stamped 'Bronze, France' (restoration) -- 62cm. high
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a gilt bronze and ivory figure, cast and carved from a model by D.H.Chiparus, of an exotic dancer wearing elaborate beaded and chained costume, standing poised on one leg with one arm raised above head holding cascading length of cloth, on striated red and black onyx rectangular plinth, signed in the bronze, stamped 'Bronze, France' (restoration) -- 62cm. high
See illustration
Literature
C.f. Alberto Shayo, Chiparus, Master of Art Deco', Abbeville Press, 1993
Sale room notice
Please note that this is incorrectly illustrated in the catalogue as Lot 298.