Important Design

Armand Petersen

Unique Grand Rhinoceros

Auction Closed

November 25, 06:14 PM GMT

Estimate

70,000 - 100,000 EUR

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Description

Armand Petersen

Unique Grand Rhinoceros

Circa 1937

Patinated bronze

Signed A.PETERSEN and with the foundry's mark Bisceglia on the base

65 x 92 x 25 cm ; 25 ½ x 36 ¼ x 9 ⅞ in.

Mr Marcel Derny collection, France

Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1995

Private collection, Paris

Liliane Colas, Petersen, sculpteur animalier, Tunis, 2004, the model referenced under n°81, p. 178 and 179

This work will be referenced in the expanded catalogue raisonné of Armand Petersen’s work, currently being prepared by Jean-Marc Bauquier and scheduled for publication in 2026.

This lot is sold with a certificate of authenticity from Mrs Liliane Colas.

We would like to thank Mr Jean-Marc Bauquier, author of the catalogue raisonné, for confirming the authenticity of this work.

A certificate can be provided at the purchaser's request.

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