Lot Essay
cf. B. Foucart and J.-L. Gaillemin, Les Décorateurs des Années 40, Paris, 1998, p. 236 for the obelisques in a gouache illustrating the salon of Roche's Las Cases apartment.
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A PAIR OF MICA AND SILVERED-WOOD OBELISKS, CIRCA 1938
Details
SERGE ROCHE (1898-1988)
A Pair of Mica and Silvered-Wood Obelisks, circa 1938
on black laquered wood bases
each 62¾ in. (159.4 cm.) high (2)
A Pair of Mica and Silvered-Wood Obelisks, circa 1938
on black laquered wood bases
each 62¾ in. (159.4 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
with Galerie Anne-Sophie Duval, Paris.
with Galerie Anne-Sophie Duval, Paris.
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