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Sculpture
Bronze Art Deco Dancer by Demetre Chiparus
Item #:
G2305
Description: Modern re-cast of art deco master bronze sculptor Demetre Chiparus of costumed dancer on marble base.
Materials: Bronze. Marble base.
Dimensions: Height: 22" with base, 18" figure. Width: 10". Depth: 4-1/2".
Locality and Period: Unknown.
Comments: Chiparus was born in Romania, the son of Haralamb and Saveta. In 1909 he went to Italy, where he attended the classes of Italian sculptor Raffaello Romanelli. In 1912 he traveled to Paris to attend the Ecole des Beaux Arts to pursue his art at the classes of Antonin Mercie and Jean Boucher. Demetre Chiparus died in 1947 and was buried in Bagneux cemetery, just south of Paris.
Price:
$395.00
Art Deco Dancer Bronze
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Chiparus Costumed Dancer Bronze
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Bronze Chiparus Sculpture on Marble
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Large Oriental Carved Soapstone Sculpture
Item #:
G2397
Description: Hand carved landscape scene with mountains, trees and pagodas.
Materials: Carved soapstone.
Dimensions: Height: 12". Width: 16-1/2". Depth: 6".
Locality and Period: Asian.
Comments: Large size with copious carving in beautifully colored and veined soapstone.
Price:
$98.00
Oriental Mountain Landscape Carving
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Soapstone Landscape Carving
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Asian Soapstone Carving
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Bronze Spread Winged Eagle on Italian Marble Base
Item #:
G2253
Description: Cast Eagle with spread wings mounted on Italian marble base.
Materials: Bronze. Italian marble base.
Dimensions: Height: 6-3/8". Width: 8-3/8". Depth: 3-1/2".
Locality and Period: Italian.
Comments: Beautiful verdigris patina.
Price:
$75.00
Bronze Eagle on Italian Marble
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Bronze Eagle on Italian Marble Base
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Multi-Figure Circus Sculpture
Item #:
G2052
Description: Multi-figure circus on ring shaped base featuring nine characters including ringleader, pair horses, pair acrobats, seal balancing ball, tightrope walker, trapeze artist & clown with hoop. Marked on bottom "180".
Materials: Various metals and wires, crystal ball.
Dimensions: Height: 19-1/2". Width: 12". Depth: 12".
Locality and Period: X
Comments: X
Price:
$1,395.00
Metal Multi-Figure Circus
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Circus Scupture
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Multi-figure Circus Statue
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Concrete Indian Chief Bust
Item #:
G2181
Description: Large concrete bust of Indian Chief in full head dress.
Dimensions: Height: 24". Width: 15".
Price: $245.00

Large Indian Chief Bust
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18" Robert Burns Bust in Plaster
Item #:
G2203
Description: Large composition bust of Scottish poet Robert Burns in polychromatic paint.
Dimensions: Height: 18". Width: 12".
Price: SOLD


Chalk Robert Burns Bust
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Composition Bust
Item #:
G2204
Description: 15" solid cast composition bust of famous American poet, essayist and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson in gold paint.
Dimensions: Height: 15". Width: 9".
Price: SOLD

Solid Composition Emerson Bust
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Carved Marble Draped Classical Urn
Item #:
G2237
Description: X
Dimensions: Height: 19". Width: 13". Depth: 11". 
Price: SOLD

White Marble Draped Urn
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Sapho Statue in Chalk
Item #:
G2165
Description: Large polychromatic plaster or "chalk" statue depicting Sapho in flowing gowns, shading her eyes. circa 1890-1910.
Dimensions: Height: 32-1/2".
Price: SOLD

Plaster Sapho statue
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signed P.J. Mene Hollow Cast on Marble Horse
Item #:
G2089
Description: Hollow cast horse by famous animalier sculptor Pierre-Jules Mene.
Dimensions: Height: 17-1/2". Width: 19".
Price: SOLD

signed P.J. Mene Horse Sculpture
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William Shakespeare 15" Plaster Bust
Item #:
G2201
Description: Cast composition bust in bronze finish of William Shakespeare.
Dimensions: Height: 15". Width: 10-1/2".
Price: SOLD

Bronze Finish Plaster Shakespeare Bust
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