Lot 272
  • 272

ITALIAN, IN THE MANNER OF GIUSEPPE ARCIMBOLDO, MODERNPAIR OF GROTESQUE MASKS |

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 EUR
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Description

  • frames: 44 x 41 cm, 17 1/4 x 16 4/8 in. ; obelisk: 73 cm, 28 3/4 in.
shell ; in painted wood frames imitating marble Together with  a shell obelisk on a painted wood base by Nicole des Forëts, circa 1975

Condition

Very good condition overall, with a few minor chips and losses to the shells. Break to one of the shells at the bottom of the obelisk. A few apparent losses of shells on the obelisk, notably to the shells on the right side of the base.
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