Lot: 692
Ferdinand Preiss
'Girl with a Box' and 'Boy with an Apple', before 1914
H. 15 and 15.3 cm. (With base) Carved ivory, painted box. Plinths each signed: F. Preiss. Green onyx base.
Estimate: 2,000 € - 3,000 €
176C - Art Nouveau - Art Deco
04. December 2024 at 4:00 PM CET
04. December 2024 at 4:00 PM CET
Literature:
An EC certificate from the Department of Climate and Environmental Protection of the City of Antwerp is available, which allows the marketing of objects containing ivory within the European Union. Shayo, Ferdinand Preiss, Woodbridge 2005, p. 126; Catley, Art Deco and other figures, Woodbridge 1998, p. 263.
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