Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943)
'Torch Dancer', circa 1925
A cold-painted bronze and ivory figure
modelled balancing on one leg, her back arched, holding up two torches, wearing only a pair of culottes, on a green onyx base, signed F. Preiss
38.5cm high
A cold-painted bronze and ivory figure
modelled balancing on one leg, her back arched, holding up two torches, wearing only a pair of culottes, on a green onyx base, signed F. Preiss
38.5cm high
Sold for
AU$ 36,000
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Please see Bonhams sale Wednesday 30 May, 2007, Lot 206 for a similar model and pg. 165 'Ferdinand Preiss, Art Deco Sculptor, The Fire and the Flame' by Alberto Shayo, publ. Antique Collectors Club, 2005.
Category: Furniture / Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana
Auction terms and conditions
Contacts
James Hendy
Bonhams
Work
76 Paddington Street
Sydney,
2021
Australia
WorkTel:
+61 2 8412 2220
FaxFax: +61 2 9475 4110
Specialist
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Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana
Dalia Stanley
Bonhams
Work
76 Paddington Street
Sydney,
2021
Australia
WorkTel:
+61 2 8412 2221
FaxFax: +61 2 9475 4110
Specialist
-
Australian Colonial Furniture and Australiana
