Bookend with chryselephantine figure 'Biedermeier gentleman', c. 1922 – Ferdinand Preiss

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Ferdinand Preiss
Bookend with chryselephantine figure 'Biedermeier gentleman', c. 1922

H. 15 cm, 8.5 x 10.5 cm (total). Figure: H. 10.5 cm. Bronze, cold painted, head, hands, hat and cane made of carved ivory. Plinth signed: F. Preiss (embossed). Onyx.

Provenance: Private collection West Germany since 1986, previously Art Dealer West Germany.

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Estimate: 600 € - 800 €

178A - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
01. July 2025 at 3:00 PM CEST

Literature:

An EC certificate from the Department of Climate and Environmental Protection of the City of Munich is available, which allows the marketing of objects containing ivory within the European Union. Shayo, Ferdinand Preiss, Woodbridge 2005, p. 83.

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Ferdinand PreissBookend with chryselephantine figure 'Biedermeier gentleman', c. 1922

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Ferdinand Preiss
Bookend with chryselephantine figure 'Biedermeier gentleman', c. 1922