Clarice Cliff, Art Deco & Modernism - 1st March 2006

Lot 474

An Ivory figure from a model by Ludwig Walther

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000

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Description

An Ivory figure from a model by Ludwig Walther, on onyx base signed in the ivory 14cm. high Walther worked with Ferdinand Preiss at Preiss & Kassler from 1907 and after the first world war. He was a trained ivory carver. This small figure draws elements from Preiss figures such as Nude Playing Two Pipes and also the variations of Youth .