Art Déco Posing Figure Dance Study attributed to Stephan Dakon for Goldscheider, 1937

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Gracefully posing dancer with head tilted to the right, tight-fitting top with bustier and floor-length, wide, front-slit, beige skirt with … Read more Gracefully posing dancer with head tilted to the right, tight-fitting top with bustier and floor-length, wide, front-slit, beige skirt with poppy decoration, holding it up with the arms on both sides like butterfly wings, so that the right leg placed forward can be seen through the opening. On beige oval base with light green painting. Signed stephan dakon (1904 - 1992), one of the most important designerswho worked for the goldscheider manufactory from 1924 until the mid-fifties. Design of this model circa 1937. Made circa 1937 manufactory: goldscheider vienna / austria material & technique: hand-crafted ceramics, white earthenware, hand-painted, glossy finish dimensions: height: 39.0 cm / 15.35 in width: 31.0 cm / 12.20 in depth: 12.5 cm / 4.92 in marks: model number 8126 / 8 / 27 goldscheider wien (vienna) manufactory stamp made in austria painter's and former's signs existing bibliography: dechant/goldscheider, goldscheider: firmengeschichte und werkverzeichnis / history of the company and catalogue of works, stuttgart (germany), 2007, page 483, number 8126f condition: very good - usual signs of age. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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