Otto Poertzel (Professor) (Austrian 1876-1963) "The Snake Charmer".A 1920's Art Deco signed, silvered and cold-painted bronze and ivory sculpture mounted on a black veined marble base.   A young dancer modeled in a pirouette position in a catsuit above two writhing and entwined bronze snakes, on a turning pedestal . Professor Otto Poertzel's iconic erotic sculpture was cast in 2 sizes, this example being the larger and the rarest of the two. .
Illustrated: Bryan Catley, Art Deco and Other Figures , Woodbridge, 1978, p. 255