A rare and remarkable early 20th Century ivory study of Saint George slaying the dragon, with museum quality intricate hand carved detail and fine naturalistic colour, raised on a stepped onyx base and signed to the rear F.Preiss
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Height: 16 cm
Condition: Excellent Original Condition
Circa: 1930
Materials: Hand Carved Ivory and Onyx
ABOUT
Ferdinand Preiss was born in Erbach im Odenwald as one of six children to Karl Daniel Heinrich Preiss and his wife Katharine Preiss née Elisabetham. He attended schools in Michelstadt and had aspirations to become an engineer. Both of his parents died within a short time span when he was 15 and shortly thereafter he was apprenticed to the ivory carver Philipp Willmann and lived with his family. In 1901 he traveled to Rome and Paris. He became a friend and acquaintance of Arthur Kassler in Baden-Baden, which led to the founding of the company Preiss & Kassler operating from Berlin. Kassler became the business-minded partner and Ferdinand Preiss controlled artistic production.
