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The Ivory sculptor
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by Emmanuel LE CLERCQ
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A small serie dedicated to Mr J. Pierre Heckmann, the last ivory sculptor practising in Paris. His family has been exercizing this craft (art ?) since 1913, after coming from Dieppe, a Normandy town with a long history of ivory sculpting and established herself 57 rue Bonaparte, near Saint Germain des Prιs. But when you enter his place or just have a look through the shop window, you just get back in time 100 or more years ago. Have a look...
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