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Lot n° 119

HIPPOLYTE FOURNIER (1853-1926)

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The Dancer, circa 1930. A chryselephantine proof in silvered, gilt bronze, ivory (Elephantidae spp; < 20%; pre-Convention) and ivoirine. Signed "H. FOURNIER" on the terrace. Pyramidal base in brown onyx decorated with a cartel "Le cercle Athénée Sextia à son Président d'Honneur Me Nard". H. 30,5 cm. Wear, scratches and small chips on the base. The presented object containing less than 20 % of worked Elephantidae spp (I/A) ivory, pre-Convention, prior to March 3, 1947 and thus in conformity with the EC Rule 338/97 of 09/12/1996 art.2-Wmc, with the French decrees of August 16, 2016 modified and of May 4, 2017, is on free sale. For an exit of the European Union, a CITES certificate of re-export will be necessary, this one being at the expense of the future purchaser. The delivery of such a document is not automatic. 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, especially if it is the United States.