29th Feb, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST

20th Century Design

 
  Lot 1083
 

1083

''Liu Tu'': A Lenci Polychrome Pottery Figure, from a model by Helen Konig Scavini, 1932,...

"Liu Tu": A Lenci Polychrome Pottery Figure, from a model by Helen Konig Scavini, 1932, modelled as a Balinese nude dancer, wearing an elaborate dragon headdress, standing upon a tea table with drawer and four decorative jars, signed Lenci MADE IN ITALY 8-11-32, painters monogram, partial label, 44cm (damages) See illustration

Provenance: Acquired by the present owner's grandmother who ran a Helena Rubinstein beauty salon in Newcastle, the Lenci reputedly given by Helena Rubinstein for display in the salon to draw attention to the quality of her beauty products

Literature: Lenci: Archivi di Arti Decorative, Finito Di Stampware Presso, Torino, 1992, p.172, plate 387

Sold for £3,800
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000


 

. Head has been off and re glued/ restored. Missing left hand little finger and restored left hand. The left arm has been off and restored (above elbow.) Bottom of the headdress is chipped. Hairline around big toes. Chip to base (corner of turquoise plinth.) Drawer has chips around the edges, glaze flake to finial.

 


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Auction: 20th Century Design, 29th Feb, 2020

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