Chryselephantine figure 'Hoop Girl', c. 1930 – Ferdinand Preiss

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Ferdinand Preiss
Chryselephantine figure 'Hoop Girl', c. 1930

H. 20 cm (total). Cold-painted bronze. Head, neck, arms, and legs of carved ivory. Hoop and staff of brass. Base signed: F. Preiss (incised). Onyx base.

Cold-painting slightly rubbed.

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Hammer Price: 2,500 €

180A - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
09. December 2025 at 3:00 PM CET

Literature:

Shayo, Ferdinand Preiss, Woodbridge 2005, p. 130, p. 49, reproduction of a contemporary photo of the Leipzig Trade Fair 1930, stand of Preiss & Kassler. 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 figure 'Hoop Girl', c. 1930