'Con Brio', a cold-painted gilt bronze and ivory figure, cast and carved from a model by Ferdinad Preiss, of a young dancer wearing two piece costume and skull cap with plume, poised on one leg with the other raised towards her chest, and both arms extended, on tapering square section green and black onyx base, the base inscribed F Preiss -- 32cm. high

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'Con Brio', a cold-painted gilt bronze and ivory figure, cast and carved from a model by Ferdinad Preiss, of a young dancer wearing two piece costume and skull cap with plume, poised on one leg with the other raised towards her chest, and both arms extended, on tapering square section green and black onyx base, the base inscribed F Preiss -- 32cm. high
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C.f. Brian Catley, Art Deco and Other Figures (Woodbridge 1978), p.283

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