Turkish Dancer with Parrot

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Posted by cloyedb
16 years ago
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Description It is in great shape - the hands and face are made of ivory and the rest of the figure is bronze. All fingers are in place - no visible cracks anywhere. I believe it was part of series - I have seen/heard of at least three others. One of the ones I have seen photos of was all bronze - no ivory and of considerably less detail than mine. I have also seen one that has a similar look to mine with just the ivory face and hands, and the costume and parrot are bronze with bright colors
Category Art Deco and Art Nouveau
Medium Bronze and Ivory
Distinguishing marks P Philippe stamped on side of the base
Condition Excellent
Size and dimensions of this item 15 1/2 inches
Date Period 1930s
Weight 4 pounds
History My aunt left this statue to me several years ago.
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Dee 1961 🌱 Newbie 16 years ago

http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=P+Philippe+statue&scoring=pd Candidly the name if authentic seems to have value. But the guy dancing and looking up the rear end of the parrot.. well maybe it is a cultural thing? Are you turkish? Did turks really dance with parrots?
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Dee 1961 🌱 Newbie 16 years ago

http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=P+Philippe+statue&scoring=pd Candidly the name if authentic seems to have value. But the guy dancing and looking up the rear end of the parrot.. well maybe it is a cultural thing? Are you turkish? Did turks really dance with parrots?
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Lovejoy 🎯 Collector 16 years ago

You'll have to get someone to examine this piece because there are reproductions out there . Paul Philippe (1870 - 1930)was born in Thorn in Poland. He exhibited his bronze and ivory figures with great success at all the salons in Paris. Amongst his most recognised works are Le Reveil - the Awakening, Russian Dancer and 'Radha'
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cloyedb 🌱 Newbie 16 years ago

Where does a person go to have piece examined? I don't know where to start - my town is very small and we have nothing local that I know of. The auction house I started at visited with two appraisers and they suggested insurance value of $18,000 to $25,000.
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Dee 1961 🌱 Newbie 16 years ago

http://www.isa-appraisers.org/ISA_form.html Use a well respected and accredited appraiser. Start with a local professional appraiser and ask that person to suggest an individual who can perform the service. Best of luck.. I know the popular pieces are of "dancers" but that piece might just be a person with a parrot. :) If it were my piece I would spend the nominal fee to get it professionally appraised.

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