Lot 159
  • 159

Armand Albert Rateau

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • Armand Albert Rateau
  • Fireback, circa 1925
  • iron
  • 40,5 x 53,5 cm ; 16 x 21 in.
fireback in patinated iron

Provenance

Galerie Marcilhac, Paris
Collection Jacques Grange, Paris

Literature

F. Vial et F. Rateau, Armand-Albert Rateau, Paris, 1992, pp. 36 et 37 
Hélène Guéné, Décoration et Haute Couture, Armand-Albert Rateau pour Jeanne Lanvin, un autre Art déco, Paris, 2006, p. 80

Condition

EN : Overall fair condition. Recto : Some surface scratches. A few areas with small wear and some traces of oxidation on the lower part of the piece (visible on the catalogue illustration) Dust in the crevices. Verso : Oxidation and traces of rust. //// FR : Assez bon état général. Recto : Quelques rayures de surface. Quelques zones avec des traces d'usure et quelques traces d'oxydation en partie inférieure (visible sur l'illustration du catalogue). Poussière dans les recoins. Verso : Oxydation et traces de rouille.
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