Lot 234
  • 234

François-Xavier Lalanne

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 EUR
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Description

  • Fauteuil Oiseau de marbre, grand modèle, 1974
  • marbre et bronze
  • 120 x 91 x 105 cm (47 x 35 1/2 x 41 3/8 in.)
en marbre penthélique blanc, l'armature en métal peint en noir formant le piétement  

Provenance

Vente Christie's, Paris, Collection Yves Saint-Laurent et Pierre Bergé, 24 février 2009, lot 367
Collection privée, Paris

Literature

John Russell, Les Lalanne, Paris, 1975, pp. 22, 62
Les Lalanne, catalogue d'exposition, Christian Fayt Gallery, Knokke, 11 août-16 septembre 1984, pp. 16-17
Les Lalanne, catalogue d'exposition, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 17 mars - 4 juillet 2010, p. 76
Paul Kasmin, Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, New York, 2012, n.p.

Condition

Très bon état général. Des traces de salissures sur l'ensemble de la surface en marbre et en métal. Le métal légèrement oxydé. Le lot est restauré et repoli Very good overall condition. A few traces of dirt on the marble and on the metal. The metal is slightly oxidized. The lot has been restored and repolished.
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