Lot 234
  • 234

A LARGE ITALIAN SILVER FLAMINGO, LIFE-SIZE, SIGNED M. BUCCELLATI, MILAN, CIRCA 1980 | A large Italian silver flamingo, life-size, signed M. Buccellati, Milan, circa 1980

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • 177 cm high, 6 900 g ; 69 2/3  in. high, 243oz 39dwt
the bill engraved M. BUCCELLATI

Condition

In overall good condition. Signed under the lower part of the bill. Marked at the very end of the tail, 800 within an oval and another illegible mark.
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