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    An Important Private Collection of French Bronze and Ivory Figures

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    13 June 2008

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    • DEMETRE H. CHIPARUS (1886-1947
    Lot 4

    DEMETRE H. CHIPARUS (1886-1947)

    'FINALE' A PATINATED, COLD-PAINTED AND SILVERED BRONZE AND IVORY FIGURAL GROUP, CIRCA 1928**

    Price realised

    USD 290,500

    Estimate

    USD 250,000 - USD 350,000

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    DEMETRE H. CHIPARUS (1886-1947)
    'Finale' A Patinated, Cold-Painted and Silvered Bronze and Ivory Figural Group, circa 1928**
    on onyx base, edited by Les Neveux de J. Lehmann
    24½ in. (62.2 cm.) high
    base marked Chiparus, with metal plaque Finale Demetre Chiparus

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    Lot Essay

    cf. A. Shayo, Chiparus Master of Art Deco, New York, 1999, p. 145, pl. 76.
    V. Arwas, Art Deco Sculpture, London, 1992, p. 34.
    B. Catley, Art Deco and other figures, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1978, p. 94.

    Chiparus designed this model in three different sizes, the present sculpture being the largest.

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