{"product_id":"f-preiss-tanzerin-9583_01","title":"“Tanzerin” by Ferdinand Preiss","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-short\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA striking \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/collections\/art-deco\" title=\"Art Deco Figure by Preiss\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Deco\u003c\/a\u003e cold painted silver and enamel bronze figure of a beautiful young dancer in stretched pose with arms raised, on a shaped black marble and green onyx plinth and signed F Preiss\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eADDITIONAL INFORMATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:                                      41 cm\u003c\/span\u003e       \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWidth:                                       23 cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepth:                                       11 cm                              \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition:                                 Excellent Original Condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCirca:                                        1925\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials:                                 Bronze, Onyx and Marble\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook Ref                                  Ferdinand Preiss by Alberto Shayo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU:                                         9583\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr style=\"border-top: dotted 1px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"accordion-heading\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTanzerin (Dancer) by Ferdinand Preiss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Lydian; font-size: medium;\"\u003eFerdinand Preiss was born on the 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e February 1882 in Erbach in the Odenwald. From the age of 15 he lived with the family of the famous ivory carver Philipp Willmann, where he was trained to be an ivory carver in his own right. In 1901 he travelled to Rome and Paris, where he earned his living as a modeller. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Lydian; font-size: medium;\"\u003eIn Baden-Baden he befriended Arthur Kassler who became his companion. With Kassler he founded the company Preiss \u0026amp; Kassler, an ivory-carving business with a workshop in Berlin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Lydian; font-size: medium;\"\u003eIn 1907 he married a Berliner, Margarethe Hilme. Soon afterwards his son Harry and his daughter Lucie were born. At first, the available models of the new company consisted of small ivory carvings, including statuettes of children and classical subjects influenced by characters from ancient Greece. From 1910 the first carvings which combined bronze with ivory were produced. The casting was done by the company \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aktien-Gesellschaft_Gladenbeck\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Gladenbeck\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGladenbeck \u003c\/a\u003ein Berlin. When the First World War broke out in 1914 the company had increased the number of employees to six; all of whom were outstanding ivory carvers from Erbach.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Lydian; font-size: medium;\"\u003eImmediately after the end of the war Preiss and Kassler built up the business again and enjoyed great success during the 1920s. Preiss was the artistic director whereas Kassler devoted himself to the commercial side of the business. Their speciality was \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/art-deco?page=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"Art Deco Ferdinand Preiss Fisher Boy\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArt Deco\u003c\/a\u003e cabinet sculptures which combined ivory with painted and gilt bronze and which were mounted on plinths made of onyx or marble. The models, most of which were designed by Ferdinand Preiss, were produced in limited editions. A large proportion of the production was exported to England and the USA.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Lydian; font-size: medium;\"\u003eThe company Preiss \u0026amp; Kassler existed until 1943. Ferdinand Preiss died that year at the age of 61 from a brain tumour. The workshop with the stock of samples in Ritterstraße in Berlin completely burned down in 1945 just before the end of the war during a bomb attack.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Lydian; font-size: medium;\"\u003eFerdinand Preiss is regarded as one of the leading ivory carvers of the Art Deco era in the 1920s and 1930s. His enamel and gilt bronze and ivory carvings are among the most costly in the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003eFor more sculptures by Ferdinand Preiss click\u003c\/span\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hickmet.myshopify.com\/collections\/vendors?q=PREISS%2C%20FRITZ%20FERDINAND\u0026amp;sort_by=created-descending\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PREISS, FRITZ FERDINAND","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47342411612396,"sku":"9583","price":12500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2614\/8594\/files\/PreissTanzerin.jpg?v=1772634004","url":"https:\/\/hickmet.com\/products\/f-preiss-tanzerin-9583_01","provider":"Hickmet Fine Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}