DEMETRE CHIPARUS 1886-1947
'THE SECRET', CIRCA 1925
cold-painted and gilt bronze, ivory, onyx base
21 ½ in. (54.7 cm.) high
engraved D. H. Chiparus
DEMETRE CHIPARUS 1886-1947
'THE SECRET', CIRCA 1925
cold-painted and gilt bronze, ivory, onyx base
21 ½ in. (54.7 cm.) high
engraved D. H. Chiparus
Other examples illustrated: B. Catley, Art Deco and Other Figures, Woodbridge, 1979, p. 79; A. Shayo, Chiparus Master of Art Deco, London, 1999, p. 89, pl. 21.
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