Like his contemporaries Ferdinand Preiss and Demetre Chiparus, the Austrian sculptor Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) is best known for his delicate bronze and ivory figurine creations of the Art Deco period.
This patinated bronze example, titled Harem Dancer, is estimated at £5000-7000 in Sworders’ 20th Century Decorative Art & Design sale on October 10 in Stansted Mountfitchet. It measures 18in (45cm) high and comes on an onyx base.