{"product_id":"small-decorator-bronze-of-boy-in-turban-on-marble-base-preiss","title":"Small Decorator Bronze of Boy in Turban on Marble base | Preiss","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall Decorator Bronze of Boy in Turban on Marble base \u003cbr\u003esigned Preiss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a fine quality, heavy Art Deco style Bronze of an iconic Boy in Turban design by Preiss - please note that this is a \u003cstrong\u003ecopy \u003c\/strong\u003ethat was made to a high quality with an exacting standard - the body of the Boy is finely cast Bronze, the head resin [an original would have an Ivory head and sell for many thousands] c.1980. It has come from an extensive collection of Art Deco pieces where the collector had a very large budget - but even his didn't extend to an Authentic Ferdinand Preiss! Hefty item with a bronze body and a marble base - weighs in excess of 2.5kg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApprox 26cms (10 1\/4\") tall\u003cbr\u003eApprox 13cms (5 1\/8\") long\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn excellent condition\u003cbr\u003eGUARANTEED free from damage and repair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Ferdinand Preiss\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss (13 February 1882 – 29 July 1943) was a German sculptor. He was one of the leading sculptors of the Art Deco period. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInitially the company created small ivory carvings of children and statuettes of classical form, often carved from old ivory billiard balls. From 1910 the firm grew to specialize in limited edition Art Deco cabinet sculptures that used painted bronze with ivory on plinths of onyx and marble, with an occasional foray into mantelpiece clocks and lampstands. He revolutionized the production of chryselephantine statues with his use of a dental drill for more precise and expeditious carving of the ivory. Preiss designed nearly all the firm's models and many of his most famous works depict modern, naturalistic 20th-century women from the sports and theatrical world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCasting of the pieces was initially done by the Aktien-Gesellschaft Gladenbeck foundry in Berlin and later by their own Preiss \u0026amp; Kassler foundry. With the outbreak of World War I in 1914 the company was employing six extremely skilled ivory carvers from Erbach and exporting regularly to England and the United States. A small factory was set up in England to assemble the sculptures from parts manufactured in Germany which also avoided taxes on imports\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roundabout Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48781132660964,"sku":"RA-0012738_C","price":350.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0070\/9528\/7908\/files\/preiss_boy_1a.jpg?v=1776651646","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutantiques.com.au\/products\/small-decorator-bronze-of-boy-in-turban-on-marble-base-preiss","provider":"Roundabout Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}