A DEMETRE CHIPARUS (1886-1947) ART DECO COLD-PAINTED SPELTER FIGURE , 'L'AGE DU BRONZE', CIRCA 1925 | Christie's

Sale 10635

Christie's Interiors

London, South Kensington

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27 January 2015

Browse Sale

Lot 154

A DEMETRE CHIPARUS (1886-1947) ART DECO COLD-PAINTED SPELTER FIGURE

'L'AGE DU BRONZE', CIRCA 1925

Price realised

GBP 3,250

Estimate

GBP 2,200 - GBP 2,800

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A DEMETRE CHIPARUS (1886-1947) ART DECO COLD-PAINTED SPELTER FIGURE
'L'AGE DU BRONZE', CIRCA 1925
Modelled and cast as an athletic young man bending a bar, on Belgian marble plinth, engraved D.H. Chiparus

29½ in. (75 cm.) long; 21 in. (53.3 cm.) high
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