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LIGHTER THAN AIR, CIRCA 1925
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FERDINAND PREISS (1882-1943)
LIGHTER THAN AIR, CIRCA 1925
sculpture of Ada May, cold-painted bronze and ivory, on black Belgian onyx and Brazilian green onyx base
12¾ in. (31.5 cm.) high
base engraved F.Preiss, foundry mark for Preiss-Kassler
LIGHTER THAN AIR, CIRCA 1925
sculpture of Ada May, cold-painted bronze and ivory, on black Belgian onyx and Brazilian green onyx base
12¾ in. (31.5 cm.) high
base engraved F.Preiss, foundry mark for Preiss-Kassler
Literature
A. Shayo, Ferdinand Preiss, Art Deco Sculptor, The Fire and the Flame, Suffolk, p. 183 (design illustrated on alternative plinth).
Special notice
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