Description:

Art Deco cold-painted bronze on stepped black marble base, circa 1920. By Johann Philipp Ferdinand Preiss ( Germany 1882-1943 ). Model number: 1084, signed: F Preiss. Height: 14.96 in ( 38 cm ), Depth 9.84 in ( 25 cm ), Width 6.68 in ( 17 cm ) Young woman balancing on one leg, her back arched, holding up two torches, wearing only a pair of culottes