Chryselephantine figurine 'Torch Dancer', c. 1928 – Ferdinand Preiss

Ferdinand Preiss
Chryselephantine figurine 'Torch Dancer', c. 1928

H. 34 cm (with base). Bronze, cold painted, head, upper body, arms and legs as well as the torches made of carved ivory, partially colored. Orange synthetic resin flames. Plinth signed: F. PREISS. (embossed). Green onyx bowl as a base.

Left foot: ankle and toes restored.

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Estimate: 12,000 € - 18,000 €

174A - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
11. June 2024 at 3:00 PM CEST

Literature:

Shayo, Ferdinand Preiss, Woodbridge 2005, p. 165 and back cover; Catley, Art Deco and other figures, Woodbridge 1998, p. 281; Exh. cat. Vom Jugendstil bis Art Déco, Elfenbeinmuseum Erbach, 1998, No. 53; Duncan, Art Deco Sculpture, London 2016, p. 207. An EC certificate has been issued for this lot by the Department for Climate and Environmental Protection of the City of Munich, which allows objects with ivory to be marketed within the European Union.

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Chryselephantine figurine 'Torch Dancer', c. 1928