拍品 137
  • 137

FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE | Tortue, 1973

估價
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
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描述

  • Tortue, 1973
  • Monogrammed FXL, numbered 53/100 and dated 73 on the underside
  • 14 x 25 x 19 cm ; 5 1/2 x 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 in.
hammered gilt brass

來源

Private collection, Paris, acquired directly from the artist in 1973

Condition

Good overall condition. The brass presents with some surface scratches and very light surface oxidation. A light dent of approximately 2 cm of diameter on the proper right side of the shell. A more significant dent bending the proper right lower edge of the shell. Some oxidation within this dent and between the shell and the base. On the underside, some more significant oxidation and white stains visible along the openings.
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