Demeter CHIPARUS (1886 - 1947) Miro Chryselephantine statuette in ivory and cold patinated and gilded bronze Damage to the left hand and fingers of the right hand, dirt and restoration to the base Signed "Chiparus" on the base Dim. 37 x 17 x 7 cm, on an onyx base; gross weight: 3.3 kg Publisher's stamp missing under the base, left hand detached Related literature Alberto Shayo, Chiparus Master of Art Deco, Acc Art Books, Woodbridge, 2016, model listed as no.102, p.194. Pre-Convention ivory specimen of Elephantidae spp (I/A), prior to 1 July 1947 and therefore compliant with EC Regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996 art.2-Wmc, and prior to 1 July 1975 and therefore compliant with the French Decrees of 16 August 2016 and 4 May 2017. If the animal is to be exported from the European Union, a CITES re-export document will be required, at the expense of the future buyer. Such a document is not issued automatically. For a possible re-export, it will be up to the buyer to get information - before any purchase - from the customs of the country concerned, particularly if it is the United States. Expert : Alice KOHL - Cabinet Lacroix-Jeannest - 69, rue Sainte Anne 75002 Paris - 0183970206