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Claude Lalanne
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- Claude Lalanne
- An Extensive Flatware Service
- impressed CL LALANNE
- silver-plated metal and stainless steel
comprising twenty dinner forks, nineteen dinner knives, twenty luncheon forks, twenty luncheon knives, twelve dinner spoons, twelve fish forks, twelve fish knives, ten soup spoons, eleven teaspoons, twelve demitasse spoons, four serving spoons and two serving knives. 162 pieces
Literature
"Just Call Them Lalannes'," Interiors, May 1967, p. 10 (for a discussion of a flatware service on view at Alexander Iolas Gallery, New York, 1967)
Daniel Marchesseau, Les Lalannes, Paris, 1998, p. 46 (for a unique service designed for Salvador Dali) and p. 90 (for a related service)
Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table 1500-2005, New York, 2006, cover and pp. 10-11 and 262 (for a related service in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York)
Daniel Marchesseau, Les Lalannes, Paris, 1998, p. 46 (for a unique service designed for Salvador Dali) and p. 90 (for a related service)
Feeding Desire: Design and the Tools of the Table 1500-2005, New York, 2006, cover and pp. 10-11 and 262 (for a related service in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York)
Condition
Overall in very good condition. A few of the pieces in this extensive service with very minor surface scratches. This highly sculptural service presents with varied decoration for each design in the place setting. This service is being offered without a box for storage. A wonderful example of the Lalanne design aesthetic interpreted in the subject of flatware. This offering is one of the more extensive services to appear on the auction market.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.