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ANDRÉ DUBREUIL | Perles candle holder, circa 1988

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
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Description

  • André Dubreuil
  • Perles candle holder, circa 1988 
  • acier forgé, bronze doré, perles en verre soufflé
  • 63 x 31 cm ; 24 3/4 x 12 1/4 in.
steel, gilt steel and glass pearls

Provenance

AuctionArt, Paris, April 30, 2015, lot 199
Acquired from the above by the present owner 

Literature

Claire Downey, Neo Furniture, London, 1992, p. 58
Jean-Louis Gaillemin, André Dubreuil: Poète du Fer, Poet of Iron, Paris, 2006, frontis and cat. n. 46

Condition

Overall good condition. The candle holder presents with two missing spikes and one missing pearl. A few spikes might have been re-welded at a later stage and some spikes are slightly bent. Some of the gilt elements with light wear consistent with age and use. The candle holder is not fixed
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