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A life-size figure of a butler, executed 1979-87
Details
WERKSTÄTTE HAGENAUER
A life-size figure of a butler, executed 1979-87
produced by Werkstätte Hagenauer, Vienna, Austria, chromium-plated metal, copper, painted steel
79 ¾ in. high (202.5 cm.)
reverse stamped with manufacturer's mark wHw/HAGENAUER WIEN/HANDMADE/MADE IN AUSTRIA
A life-size figure of a butler, executed 1979-87
produced by Werkstätte Hagenauer, Vienna, Austria, chromium-plated metal, copper, painted steel
79 ¾ in. high (202.5 cm.)
reverse stamped with manufacturer's mark wHw/HAGENAUER WIEN/HANDMADE/MADE IN AUSTRIA
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 14 March 1997, lot 129;
Seymour Stein, New York;
Sotheby’s, New York, 11 December 2003, lot 58;
Barry Fitzgerald, Melbourne;
Sotheby’s, Olympia, London, 31 May 2007, lot 230;
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Seymour Stein, New York;
Sotheby’s, New York, 11 December 2003, lot 58;
Barry Fitzgerald, Melbourne;
Sotheby’s, Olympia, London, 31 May 2007, lot 230;
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
A. Duncan, Art Deco Complete, London, 2009, p. 264 another example illustrated.
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