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Unusual Art Deco Incense Holder, Circa 1930. The sculpture features intricate enamel-painted patterns on the costume and a detailed, stylized headpiece that reflects the "Jazz Age" aesthetic. The dancer holds a stylised, perforated vessel (resembling a traditional incense censer) from which smoke or light would filter out. The figure is mounted on a characteristic hexagonal stepped base made of Portoro marble, known for its dramatic black and gold veining. In the style of the renowned Romanian-born sculptor Demetre Chiparus (1886–1947).