Cold-Painted Bronze Figure “Veil Dancer” on Cushion Base - Orientalism - H. 16,1 cm

A dancer letting her veils fly in the middle of a turn.

Despite its small size, the outspread veils make the figure feel very alive, whether in a cabinet, on a mantelpiece or on a chest of drawers. For dancers and collectors of Orientalist miniatures it is a special gift.

At a glance

• Material: Bronze
• Colour: gold / green / red
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 5,7 x 10,3 x 16,1 cm
• Weight: 0,6 kg
• Finish: Lost-wax cast, cold-painted in the Viennese manner

Craftsmanship

The figure is cast by the lost-wax method and then cold-painted in the Viennese manner. Gold covers her body, while the veils flutter in olive green edged and patterned in red. A tasselled cushion on a decorated, darker round base serves as her pedestal.

Care

The colours are applied cold, not fired. Dust dry with a soft brush only, without water or cleaners.