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'BEACH BALL GIRL', CIRCA 1925
Details
FERDINAND PREISS (1882-1943)
'BEACH BALL GIRL', CIRCA 1925
cold-painted bronze and ivory, with replacement ball, on a slate and onyx base
14.1/4 in. (36.2 cm.) high
base signed F. Preiss and underside of skirt with Preiss and Kassler foundry mark
'BEACH BALL GIRL', CIRCA 1925
cold-painted bronze and ivory, with replacement ball, on a slate and onyx base
14.1/4 in. (36.2 cm.) high
base signed F. Preiss and underside of skirt with Preiss and Kassler foundry mark
Literature
Similar examples illustrated:
B. Catley, Art Deco and Other Figures, London, 2003, p. 293;
A. Shayo, Ferdinand Preiss, Art Deco Sculptor, The Fire and the Flame, Suffolk, 2005, p. 147.
B. Catley, Art Deco and Other Figures, London, 2003, p. 293;
A. Shayo, Ferdinand Preiss, Art Deco Sculptor, The Fire and the Flame, Suffolk, 2005, p. 147.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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