Dancer in motion. Bronze with gold and silver patina, resting on a delicate double rectangular base in portor marble signed "Lipchitz". Good condition. H.: 35 cm - W.: 36 cm - D.: 17 cm. See illustration on page 152. A lifetime of passion for music, ballet and opera. Collection of programs bearing autographs and dedications from the greatest names in the world of show business, dating from 1944 to 2010, preciously assembled by Micheline Rossignon, a fervent admirer of this universe who throughout her life attended the main musical performances on the Parisian stage. She received a gift of several ballet slippers, which we present here, having belonged to the greatest ballerinas of the era.

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