Lot 105
105
DEMETRE CHIPARUS
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DEMETRE CHIPARUS

MIRO SCULPTURE, CIRCA 1930

Details
DEMETRE CHIPARUS
MIRO SCULPTURE, CIRCA 1930
cold-painted bronze and ivory, on marble plinth
22½ in. (57 cm.) high
signed Chiparus to top of plinth, bronze disc inset to underside of marble base LN PARIS JL
Literature
Alberto Shayo, Chiparus, Master of Art Deco, New York, 1993, p. 166
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The bronze disc to the underside of the marble plinth is the mark of Les Neveux de J Lehmann. Lehmann had a foundry in the rue de Paradis, Paris. The company commissioned Chiparus to design sculptures for them to produce and sell through their boutique at 14, Avenue de l'Opera.

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