'FAVORITE', A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A DANCER

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'FAVORITE', A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF A DANCER
CAST FROM A MODEL BY DEMÊTRE CHIPARUS

inscribed 'CHIPARUS'--17¼in. (43.8cm.) high, including Sienna marble base with ormolu mount stamped '1708' and 'FABRICATION FRANÇAISE PARIS-C M' and with separate tag inscribed 'LA FAVORITE par Chiparus'

Lot Essay

The present model was also executed in chryselephantine and all ivory versions, both draped and partially clad. Please see lot 65 for an example of the partially clad ivory figure.

Cf. B. Catley, Art Deco and Other Figures, Suffolk, England, 1978, p. 63, 91 and V. Arwas, Art Deco Sculpture, London, 1992, p. 39 and A. Shayo, Chiparus: Master of Art Deco, New York, 1993, p. 63, cat. no. 26