François-Xavier Lalanne

patinated sheet copper, with 3 drawers in Wild cherry on the inside
Monogrammed FxL and numbered 28/50 on a fin

Collection Putman, Paris
Collection Jacques Grange, Paris

Les Lalanne, exhibition catalogue, Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, June 15 - July 13, 1975, p. 34
Les Lalanne, exhibition catalogue, Christian Fayt Art Gallery, Knokke, August 11 - September 16, 1984, n. 5
Daniel Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 1998, pp. 98-99

EN : Good overall condition. Some surface scratches of use scattered, all consistent with age and use. A more significant vertical scratch on the body of the fish, of approximately 5 cm and visible on the catalogue illustration. A minute dent with a scratch around the edge of the flap (on the side of the head), visible on the catalogue illustration. Wear to the patina on the edges, especially along the edges of the fins and on the dorsal fin, consistent with use (as the pressure of the dorsal fin allows to open the flap). The wood compartments in good overal condition with some tiny surface scratches and a few more significant ones (lower left - lower right, visible on the online catalogue illustration). //// FR : Bon état général. Quelques rayures de surface éparses, cohérentes avec l'âge et l'utilisation. Une rayure verticale plus importante sur le corps du poisson, sur environ 5 cm et visible sur l'illustration du catalogue. Un petit enfoncement et une rayure autour du vantail du côté de la tête, visible sur l'illustration du catalogue. Usure à la patine sur les arêtes, plus particulièrement des arêtes des nageoires et sur la nageoire dorsale, cohérente avec l'usage (la nageoire dorsale permet l'ouverture du vantail par pression). Les tiroirs en bois sont en bon état général avec quelques petites rayures de surface et deux rayures plus importantes (en bas à gauche et en haut à droite, visibles sur l'illustration du catalogue en ligne).
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