Chryselephantine figure 'Etoile de mer' (Starfish), c. 1928 – Demètre H. Chiparus

Demètre H. Chiparus
Chryselephantine figure 'Etoile de mer' (Starfish), c. 1928

H. 38 cm (total). Bronze, scale structure, dark patina, decorated with bead bands, polished; hands and face made of carved ivory. Base signed: DH Chiparus (engraved). Composite base made of black-gray marble and multicolored onyx.

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Estimate: 10,000 € - 14,000 €

178A - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
01. July 2025 at 3:00 PM CEST

Literature:

An EC certificate from the Department of Climate and Environmental Protection of the City of Munich is available, which allows the marketing of objects containing ivory within the European Union. Shayo, Chiparus, Woodbridge 2019, p. 180.

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