Mirval French Art Deco Bronze Sombrero Dancer Sculpture Start Price USD 35,000.00 Current Price USD 35,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 30, 2008 End Time Thursday, December 18, 2008 Location Office-- Hoboken NJ. Item--See Description See more about 'Mirval French Art Deco Bronze Sombrero Dancer Sculpture' Description Mirval French Art Deco Bronze Sombrero Dancer Sculpture (Click to Enlarge)(Click to Enlarge) This extraordinary chryselephantine sculpture depicting a Spanish dancer in sombrero hat was carved and cast after a model by C. Mirval. It features cold-painted and gilt decoration, and a base of variegated rouge marble. Measures 25" high, 19.5" wide and 6.5" deep and weighs an estimated 40-55 lbs. Signed on the rear "C Mirval" with the inscribed word "bronze". No foundry mark. Condition is excellent. This bronze dates from the second quarter of the twentieth century. Provenance: Bonham's New York, 20th Century Decorative Arts, lot 5179, December 16, 2006, $20,000-$30,000 estimate; Christie's East, New York, lot 147, December 6, 2001, bought-in; Christie's New York, Important 20th Century Decorative Arts, December 15, 1984, lot 200, sale price unknown. This work is discussed on page 33 of The Encyclopedia of Art Deco by Alastair Duncan (E. P. Dutton, New York, 1988). This piece comes from a fine family collection of Art Deco bronzes. This item resides in our client's gallery on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York and may be seen by appointment. Please page down to see additional images. (Additional images forwarded upon request.hantiques chryséléphantine We're an eBay Registered Trading Assistant who can sell your items for you. We serve the metro New York area, but accept consignments from anywhere in the continental U.S. To learn more, please click here: Payment & Shipment Terms USA Customers: PayPal, money order and personal check accepted. If paying by check, please include photocopy of driver's license and allow up to 7-10 business days for shipment. Members with less than 5 positive feedbacks are kindly required to contact us prior to bidding and/or using "buy it now". We will email buyer with exact charges for UPS Store packout and delivery by UPS Ground with insurance and required signature. Foreign Customers: This item cannot be shipped outside the U.S., in accordance with eBay rules concerning the sale and shipment of products containing ivory. Please contact us at vintageviews@optonline.net with any questions. Return Policy If you are not satisfied for any reason you may return your item for a full refund, less all packaging and shipping charges. Just notify us in advance, ship your return within 3 days of receipt, and please include insurance coverage and signature confirmation. We will gladly refund packaging and return shipping charges if the return is the result of an error or omission in our description. ha-098 (Click to Enlarge) (Click to Enlarge) (Click to Enlarge) This item has been seen by people! Place a Bid!