Dancing Figure from the Table Centrepiece 'Dance with Scarves' Agathon Leonard 1900 France, Sevres Biscuit; h 47.5 cm Inspired by the famous dancer Lois Fuller, the sculptor Agathon Leonard made the model for a table centrepiece in the Art Nouveau style. It consists of 14 female figures dancing and playing music, and three bases of different heights. The centrepiece was hugely successful and subsequently produced in different sizes. A full set, now in the Hermitage, was presented to Nicholas II by the French government in October 1901 to commemorate his visit to France.