'Hush', a patinated bronze and ivorine sculpture, Paris 1920s.
Onyx base, signed DH Chiparus. Total height 38 cm.
The head a little loose and with crack, one hand glued.
Brodda Gård, Skurup, Sweden. The base with silver plaque, stamped 1949 with gift engraving: 1890 17/3 1950 FRÅN TRAVVÄNNER (from 'trotting friends')
Alberto Shayo, 'Chiparus, Master of Art Deco', ACC Art Books 2016, compare the model illustrated, catalogue no 1, from the Yasushi Hayashibara collection, Japan, p 76.