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ESTATE TREASURE, IN THE SAME FAMILY FOR DECADES. FABULOUS RARE CIRCA 1925 DEMETRE HARALAMB CHIPARUS (1886-1947, ROMANIAN / FRENCH) DETAILED BRONZE FEMALE FIGURE ON MARBLE. STUDY OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN WIPING AWAY HER TEARS WITH THE HEM OF A LOOSE FITTING NIGHTGOWN EDGED IN LACE, STANDING ON A FACETED PLINTH OF BRAZILIAN PORTORO MARBLE. CAST BY ETLING (PARIS, FRANCE) FROM A MODEL BY CHIPARUS, ENTITLED "THE LITTLE SAD ONE" MEASURES 2 1/8" BY 2 1/8" BY 6 5/8" TALL. SIGNED "CHIPARUS" ALONG TOP EDGE OF BASE. SIGNED "ETLING, PARIS" (FOUNDRY MARK) ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE BASE. SEE CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF EACH. SMALL PART OF AN ORIGINAL LABEL ON THE BOTTOM CAN JUST BARELY BE SEEN (SEE CLOSE-UP PHOTO) AND ANOTHER SMALL PIECE OF IT CAME OFF IN MY HANDS WHEN I FIRST PICKED UP THE FIGURE (SEE CLOSE-UP PHOTO). ORIGINAL PATINA FROM YEARS OF BEING ON DISPLAY IN THE SAME FAMILY. HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED TO ALTER OR CLEAN IN ANY WAY. SMALL "RUB" TO BOTTOM EDGE POINT OF BASE DIFFICULT TO SEE SINCE THE MARBLE IN THAT AREA HAS WHITE COLORATIONS, BUT WANTED TO MENTION. (SEE CLOSE-UP PHOTOS OF THE EDGE POINT AS WELL AS BOTH SIDES ADJOINING THE POINT.) ANOTHER VERY SMALL AREA ALONG THE BASE FEELS ROUGH BUT IS BLACK SO MUST FEEL TO "SEE". DISPLAYS BEAUTIFULLY. OVERALL, IN VERY GOOD PERIOD CONDITION. JUST A RARE ESTATE FIND! PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS.....I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!