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Dancing Figure from the Table
Centrepiece 'Dance with Scarves'
Agathon Leonard van Weideveldt
1900
France, Sevres
Biscuit; h 47.5 cm
Inspired by the famous dancer Lois Fuller, the sculptor Agathon
Leonard van Weideveldt 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.
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