white painted porcelain, gilded, glazed, Frauereuth Kunstabteilung factory, Germany, 1920s, height 19 cm, base diameter 9.5 x 8 cm (oval)
Art deco figurine of an Egyptian dancer, a kneeling woman with a darker complexion (half-act) dressed only in a short skirt, with a headdress of a striped cap, gold ornaments on her shoulders and neck. The woman kneels on a high oval pedestal, decorated with a motif of meander and wavy "Egyptian" trails. The product is in the Art Deco style, coming from the Fraureuth porcelain factory - from its branch producing decorative porcelain. Label of the factory for the years 1919-1926.
