Chryselephantine Figure 'Ballerina', c. 1920 – Ferdinand Preiss

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Ferdinand Preiss
Chryselephantine Figure 'Ballerina', c. 1920

H. 12.6 cm, H. 17.5 cm (overall). Bronze, head, décolletage and arms with hands in carved ivory. Plinth signed: F. Preiss (bossed). Green onyx base, signed F. Preiss (incised).

Head loose, cracks in the neck area and especially the left arm.

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Estimate: 900 € - 1,200 €

182A - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
16. June 2026 at 3:00 PM CEST

Literature:

Shayo, Ferdinand Preiss, Woodbridge 2005, p. 134. 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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