French Art Deco Silvered Bronze Sculpture of a Ballet Russes Dancer
Circa 1920's, France

 

French Art Deco Figural bronze, with cold painted and silverplated finish.
Displayed on the original elaborate marble and onyx base, 
with copper triple banding and framed by a pair of large black onyx spheres.
This dancer embodies the exoticism of the Ballets Russes of Paris.
This Persian Dancer wears the attire most associated with the East;
harem pants with a bronze bustier top, exotic jewelry, jeweled armbands and curled-toe slippers. 
She is holding a scarf that drapes behind her.

This costume is similar to those worn by dancers Vaslav Nijinsky and Ida Rubenstein, 
who created a sensation in their Paris debut of the Ballets Russes performance of Scheherazade in 1910. Rubenstein appeared at the opening of the 1925 Exposition des Arts Décoratifs in her Bakst-designed costume from Scheherazade, illustrating the continuing appeal of this opulent style. 

Dimensions: 21 1/4" high, 14 1/4" wide, 4 1/2" deep.
Please note, because of the bronze and thick marble, this is a heavy sculpture.

Condition: In excellent original condition; showing age appropriate wear and patina. The silver-plated area of the dancer's (skin) has been recently hand polished. The copper bands on the base have the patina intact.

Item # DAS97: $ 7,200.
 

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