Dh. Chiparus extremely rare bronze panther

Dh. Chiparus
An extremely rare art deco bronze panther.
Original brown patina.
Green marble double base.
Signed on the base.

French. Circa 1930.
L 82 cm H 26 cm

This panther is the only one by Chiparus to be in bronze. Not to be confused with the 3 other spelter ones (sometimes misrepresented as "bronze" instead of "spelter"....)
A rare find.