TORD BOONTJE | "Petit Jardin" Bench

from an edition of 10 plus 1 prototype

Acquired directly from the artist by the original owner
Private Collection, New York
Sotheby's New York, December 14, 2010, lot 34
Acquired from the above by the present owner

The End, Moss, New York, February 9-March 20, 2005
The Forest of Karakusa, The House of Shiseido, Tokyo, February 7-March 19, 2006

Martina Margetts, Tord Boontje, New York, 2006, p. 10 (for a maquette of the model) and p. 265 (for installation view)
Sophie Lovell, Limited Edition: Prototypes, One-Offs and Design Art Furniture, Basel, 2009, p. 176
Gareth Williams, Telling Tales: Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design, exh. cat., Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2009, p. 35, fig. 15 (for the “Petit Jardin” chair)

Overall in very good condition. With occasional areas of minor surface soiling and chipping to the white paint and minute surface nicks and scratches, not visually detractive and visible only upon close inspection. One floral element has been professionally and sensitively reattached by a professional conservator to the underside of the bench without any visible evidence. An extraordinarily whimsical and intricate work.
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