FERDINAND PREISS (GERMAN 1892-1943): AN IVORY AND GILT BRONZE BUST OF A GIRL
the young beauty with hair arranged in a long plait wrapped around her head, looking to dexter, her dress cast in bronze and with foliate trim, raised on a faceted marble plinth, unsigned
9.5cm high

This ivory bust is of almost identical form to one ascribed to Preiss but also unsigned, that was sold at Bonhams, London, 19 June 2013, lot 123 (£1600).
Related Literature: Bryan Catley, 'Art Deco and other Figures', Antique Collectors' Club, 2003, pg. 273 illustrates another similar example.

THIS LOT IS SUBJECT TO CITES