François-Xavier Lalanne

patinated copper, with flaps revealing compartments
Monogrammed FxL, branded LALANNE, dated 88, and numbered HC 00/00 on the inside of a cheek

Pierre et Gaetana Matisse, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Private collection, New York
Christie's New York, June 13, 2008, lot 218
Collection Jacques Grange, Paris

Robert Rosenblum, Les Lalanne, Paris, 1991, p. 50
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, p. 234
Les Lalanne, exhibition catalogue, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, March 17 - July 4, 2010, pp. 55 and 62

EN : Good overall condition. Light surface scratches scattered and a few ones slightly more visible, consistent with age and use. The door on the proper right cheek cannot be properly closed. There is a trail of dents from the middle of the spine to the middle of the forehead (approximately 20 cm). //// FR : Bon état général. Légères rayures de surface éparses et quelques légèrement plus visibles, cohérentes avec l'âge et l'utilisation. La porte sur la joue droite ne peut pas être correctement fermée. Il y a une lignée d'enfoncements du milieu de la colonne vertebrale jusqu'au milieu du front (environ 20 cm).
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