Chryselephantine figure 'Fishing Boy', c. 1930 – Ferdinand Preiss

Ferdinand Preiss
Chryselephantine figure 'Fishing Boy', c. 1930

H. 31 cm (total). Bronze, cold painted, head, arms and legs as well as the fish and part of the fishing rod made of carved ivory. Base signed: F. Preiss. Two-partite onyx base.

Fishing rod restored with original parts. Base glued. Provenance: West German private collection since 1998, previously Art Dealer West Germany.

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Estimate: 3,000 € - 4,000 €

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. 128.

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Ferdinand Preiss Chryselephantine figure 'Fishing Boy', c. 1930

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