ART DECO BRONZE/IVORY CHIPARUS ELEGANT DANCER No. 9028/3 SUPERB QUALITY! AFTER CAST ON ONYX Start Price USD 10,600.00 Current Price USD 10,600.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, October 07, 2008 End Time Friday, October 17, 2008 Location New York, New York See more about 'ART DECO BRONZE/IVORY CHIPARUS ELEGANT DANCER ' Description Increase Sales by 18% and double your hits - Vendio Gallery The item you are looking at is a striking aftercast of Dimitri Chiparus' " "ANAESTHESIA"".  Made with exacting detail from the vibrant Dore bronze textured finish of the subject's flowing full body gown, to the intricate and delicate carving of the legal mammoth tusk ivory of the face.  No fillers or plastic. The piece is set on a gorgeous black onyxbase. This is  item number (9028/3). The piece stands at 16 inches Tall by 27" wide X 7" Deep at the base. Compares to the original at more than $70,000. Weighs 49 lbs. Dimitri Chiparus (1888 - 1950)Born in Romania, Dimitri Chiparus immigrated to Paris, where he studied under Anonin Mercier and Jean Boucher. He began to exhibit small sculptures, his very first showing at the Salon of the Societe des Artistes Francais in 1914 leading to an Honouable Mention. Louis Comfort Tiffany was also awarded an Honourable Mention that same year. Chiparus was an extremely prolific artist, producing a wide variety of mainly small-scale figures. These were executed generally either all in bronze or in bronze and ivory. Some designs were executed in both media, and a few occasionally in more than one size. A few figures were executed in spelter and ivorene though the white metal was cold painted in the same way as bronze, while the ivorene, which was cast, was painted in bright colors. Most of his figures were edited by the firm of Edmond Etling, though he executed a number of models for the firm of Arthur Goldscheider. Both of course had their own bronze foundries. He exhibited a bronze edited by Goldscheider at the 1928 Salon, La Danseuse Ta-Keo. His last recorded exhibit at the Salon was in 1939. Though his feminine figures and dancers made his reputation, he also produced a vast array of sculptures of children. Some are quite charming, often sentimental, but others were designed to appeal to slushy tastes that have become fashionable. He designed a number of colorful ceramic figures for Etling. Chiparus also executed a considerable number of religious figures. A few of his figures were edited by Editions Reveyrolis and some by Les Neveux de J Lehmann. Some of his bronzes were cast at the Marcel Guillemard foundry in Paris. He was awarded a prize at the Salon des Beaux Arts, in which several chryselphantine sculptors exhibited.      "ANAESTHESIA" On Apr-27-07 at 12:46:12 PDT, seller added the following information: PAYPAL PAYMENTS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM PAYPAL ACCOUNTS WITH VERIFIED SHIPPING ADDRESSES!!! On Jul-16-07 at 08:25:33 PDT, seller added the following information: LEGALLY ACQUIRED MAMMOTH IVORY - NOT FOR EXPORT OUTSIDE THE USA. WE COMPLY WITH ALL CURRENT EBAY RULES REGARDING ANIMAL FOSSILS. WOOLY MAMMOTH IVORY SPECIMENS ARE CERTIFIED 30,000 YEARS AND ARE FROM AN ALREADY EXTINCT ANIMAL. IT IS 100% LEGAL AND IS NOT A REGULATED SUBSTANCE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS. Place a Bid!