Josef Lorenzl - An Art Deco Goldscheider figurine, "Spanischer Tänzerin", Vienna Austria, designed circa 1928 - depicting a Spanish dancer wearing a mantilla. Model 5898.
This Lorenzl figurine is inspired by 1921/22 photographs of the dancer Martha Graham and her dance partner Ted Shawn in "Malagueña" and was originally produced as a dancing couple with this rarer single model going into production a year later. This is a particularly attractive early example with the strong orange colour of the dress and the 1920s "smudged" eye makeup.
Professional restoration to dress edge nicks.