Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & Design - 21st March 2018

Lot 155

λ Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943) Javelin Thrower a cold painted bronze and ivory figure on shaped...

Estimate £16,000 - £20,000 | Hammer £16000

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Description

λ Ferdinand Preiss (1882-1943)

Javelin Thrower

a cold painted bronze and ivory figure on shaped polished black slate and green veined onyx base,

incised F Preiss to base

39cm. wide

Provenance

An Important Private Collection of Art Deco Figures, Sotheby's London 2nd May 2007 lot 203 page 10.

Private collection.

Literature

Alberto Shayo Ferdinand Preiss Art Deco Sculptor, ACC, page 142 for a comparable figure.