Calla Lily Sculpture - Hand-Painted Porcelain - Cybis Limited Edition 1970s

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This finely detailed sculpture of a calla lily plant was produced by Cybis sometime between 1968 and 1974. Beautiful hand … Read more This finely detailed sculpture of a calla lily plant was produced by Cybis sometime between 1968 and 1974. Beautiful hand painted "Cybis Parian" white bisque porcelain body. Includes its original custom hand-crafted wooden base with cork lined well and felt covered bottom. Marked "Cybis" number 274 of a limited edition of 500. Which started in 1968 and ended by 1974. The original issue price for this piece was $750. Which with inflation equals an investment of almost $7,000 in today's dollars.

Cybis was founded by sculptor Boleslaw Cybis circa 1953 in Trenton New Jersey. This piece was designed by the firm's artistic director - Marilyn Kozuch. Cybis ended production sometime in the early 2000's.

Sculpture with fitted base measures 16" high x 8.5" wide x 7.5" deep
Sculpture alone measures 15.75" high x 8.5" wide x 5.75" deep
Fitted base measures 1" tall" x 7.5 wide " x 7.5" deep

Sculpture is In excellent vintage condition with no chips, cracks, scratches, marks or issues of note. Some older surface dust/residue which we have not removed. Base is in excellent vintage with no cracks, scratches, dents, or "dings" of note. See photos for details. See less