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№ 84

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6 March 2024

Hammer Price:
£440

Chiparus, Demétre Haralamb (Moldavian, 1886-1947); b. Dorohoi, moved to Italy 1909, then France 1912

FRANCE, Joueur de luth égyptien [The Egyptian Lute Player], c. 1925, a uniface bronze Art Déco plaque by D.H. Chiparus, Egyptian male kneeling to left, serpent-like protrusion from forehead, playing a lute, hieroglyphics in panel below, 113 x 110mm, total 407.96g. Extremely fine and superbly patinated, very rare; set on a velvet board with supporting back £200-£260

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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bt Simmons, September 2016