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‘FISHING BOY’, CIRCA 1925, CARVED F. PREISS
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A FERDINAND PREISS (1882-1943) CARVED IVORY FIGURE
‘FISHING BOY’, CIRCA 1925, CARVED F. PREISS
Carved as a young boy with fishing rod taking the hook from the fish's mouth, onyx plinth
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
‘FISHING BOY’, CIRCA 1925, CARVED F. PREISS
Carved as a young boy with fishing rod taking the hook from the fish's mouth, onyx plinth
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
Literature
Alberto Shayo, Ferdinand Preiss Art Deco Sculptor, Woodbridge, 2005, p. 125 (similar figure illustrated and recorded as 'Model number 1105')
Special notice
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