Dancer Camargo

Artisan: Randall Zadar
Date: 2004
Inscriptions: signed ‘Zadar’ (on the underside)
Dimensions: 17 x 15 x 9 mm. / ⅝ x ⅝ x ¼ inches (height x width x depth)
Intended Room: Breakfast Room
Inventory number: 2021.162
Category: Figurines

Provenance: Bought from SP Miniatures in 2021

White colourway. This was the cheaper of the two variations produced, but perhaps we can buy a painted version one day to complement it. They look so different that, as long as they aren’t displayed side by side, one wouldn’t necessarily notice they were the same figurine. From Randall Zadar’s own catalogue:

‘#88 – Dancer Camargo. 2004. Permanently retired. Secondary market only. Height 3/4″. Reproduction of an antique porcelain. Extremely fine and delicate. Even the fingers are all present. 100 painted figurines, issue price $115. 110 painted figurines in classic white, issue price $50. Six prototypes. Five studio samples.’

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