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FERDINAND PREISS (GERMAN, 1892-1943) 'Ecstasy' an Art Deco Patinated Bronze and Carved Ivory Model, circa 1925
17 June 2015, 13:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £20,000 inc. premium
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FERDINAND PREISS (GERMAN, 1892-1943)
'Ecstasy' an Art Deco Patinated Bronze and Carved Ivory Model, circa 1925
cast as a female dancer bent down on one knee, the other leg stretched out behind her, holding aloft a large hoop, her decorative catsuit in a silvered patination with gold and blue highlights, she poses on a stepped and sloped marble base
50cm long, 55cm high, incused 'Preiss Kassler' foundary mark to base of foot
cast as a female dancer bent down on one knee, the other leg stretched out behind her, holding aloft a large hoop, her decorative catsuit in a silvered patination with gold and blue highlights, she poses on a stepped and sloped marble base
50cm long, 55cm high, incused 'Preiss Kassler' foundary mark to base of foot
Footnotes
Literature:
Victor Arwas, 'Art Deco Sculpture', Academy Editions/St. Martin's Press, 1992, p.202.



