An Art Deco spelter and ivorine figure, Germany 1930s, the
cold-painted figure mounted on a shaped alabaster base.
This dynamic figure is based on the famous Norwegian skating
champion Sonja Henie (a three-time Olympic Champion (1928, 1932,
1936) who was also one of Hollywood's highest paid stars in the
1930s. (F. Preiss also did a model in bronze and ivory and as can be
seen in the auction photo 7, this figure is often attributed to
Lorenzl)