Two chryselephantine figures 'Hoop Girl' and 'Sonny Boy', c. 1930 – Ferdinand Preiss

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Ferdinand Preiss
Two chryselephantine figures 'Hoop Girl' and 'Sonny Boy', c. 1930

H. 20-20.5 cm (with base). Bronze, cold painted, heads, arms and legs of carved ivory. Bases signed: F. Preiss (incised). Green onyx bases.

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Hammer Price: 4,600 €

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

Literature:

Shayo, Ferdinand Preiss, Woodbridge 2005, p. 130, ibid, p. 49, reproduction of a contemporary photo of the Leipzig Trade Fair in 1930, Preiss & Kassler stand. 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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Ferdinand PreissTwo chryselephantine figures 'Hoop Girl' and 'Sonny Boy', c. 1930

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Ferdinand Preiss
Two chryselephantine figures 'Hoop Girl' and 'Sonny Boy', c. 1930