Art Deco Top-Hat Dancer in Tight Costume by Dakon for Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna, 1928s

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Very rare viennese ceramic figure from the late 1920s: young, fancy dancer in a tight costume with a shoulderless and … Read more Very rare viennese ceramic figure from the late 1920s: young, fancy dancer in a tight costume with a shoulderless and backless top held by a pearl necklace and short harem pants, black heels on the feet, posing with a dark grey-brown top hat on her dark pageboy head, holding the brim with her left hand, the other hand braced on the hip. The figure is supported between the slender legs by a side-seated teddy bear figure with ball and is mounted on a beige square base with beveled corners and scalloped edges, shaded gray to the sides, artist's signature 'dakon' on the back. Designed by stephan dakon (1904 - 1992), one of the most important designers who worked for the goldscheider manufactory from 1924 until the mid-fifties. Design of the model circa 1927/1928. Made circa 1928 manufactory: goldscheider vienna / austria material & technique: handcrafted ceramics, white earthenware, hand painted, glossy finish dimensions: height: 36.0 cm / 14.17 in width: 13.0 cm / 5.11 in depth: 10.0 cm / 3.93 in marks: model number 5713 / 47 / 8 goldscheider wien (vienna) manufactory stamp made in austria / hand-decorated painter's and former's signs existing artist's signature on the back of the base bibliography: dechant / goldscheider, goldscheider: firmengeschichte und werkverzeichnis / history of the company and catalogue of works, stuttgart (germany), 2007, page 413, number 5713 condition: very good - usual signs of age. This piece has an attribution mark,
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