French bronze sculpture of a lady - signed S. OMERTH..., Avori antichi...

Art Deco chryselephantine sculpture depicting a lady in noble dress with elephant ivory face and hands (Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 or Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758). Signed at the base "S. Omerth". Height x width x depth: 47 x 12.7 x 13.5cm. Weight 6654 g. Item condition grading: ***** excellent. Accompanied by CITES certificate. This lot is available for sale only with shipments within the European Union; the CITES certificate for export outside the European Community can only be requested for lots sold to museums.