'Aphrodite'and 'Aphrodite with a fruit bowl' two bronze and ivory figures

CAST FROM THE MODEL BY FERDINAND PREISS, 1920S

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'Aphrodite'and 'Aphrodite with a fruit bowl' two bronze and ivory figures
Cast from the model by Ferdinand Preiss, 1920s
'Aphrodite', her cold-painted drapery decorated with semi-precious cabochons; 'Aphrodite with fruit bowl', semi-clad in classical drapery holding a bowl of fruit, each on an onyx base
8¾in. (22.2cm.) high
Each signed in the maquette F. Preiss; 'Aphrodite' with label The Elton John Collection and numbered 823 (2)

Provenance

The Elton John Collection, Sotheby's London, 7 September 1988, lots 823 and 821 respectively

Lot Essay

Cf: Bryan Catley, Art Deco and other Figures, Woodbridge, 1978, p. 258
Victor Arwas, Art Deco Scuplture, New York, 1992, p. 161

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