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    • FRANCOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-
    Lot 113

    FRANCOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)

    'MOUTONS DE LAINE', A SHEEP AND OTTOMAN, 1968

    Price realised

    USD 665,000

    Estimate

    USD 400,000 - USD 600,000

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    FRANCOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)
    'MOUTONS DE LAINE', A SHEEP AND OTTOMAN, 1968
    wool, patinated aluminum, wood
    sheep: 35 in. (89 cm.) high, 20 in. (51 cm.) wide, 39 in. (99 cm.) deep;
    ottoman: 22 ½ in. (57 cm.) high, 17 ½ in. (44.5 cm.) wide, 31 in. (78.8 cm.) deep
    each stamped fXL 68

    Provenance

    Alexandre Iolas Gallery, New York;
    Bill Copley, New York;
    Christie’s, New York, 10 November 1993, lot 126 ;
    Private collection;
    Christie’s, Paris, 12 December 2005, lot 34.

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    Literature and exhibited

    Literature

    G. Glueck, 'New York Gallery Notes,' Art in America, May 1967, p. 113 for other sheep of this model;
    G. de Bure, 'Intérieurs,' Le Mobilier Français 1965-1979, Paris, 1983, p. 52 for other sheep of this model;
    D. Marchesseau, Les Lalannes, Paris, 1998, pp. 36 and 58-59 for other sheep of this model;
    Exhibition catalogue, Claude & François-Xavier Lalanne, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, 2006, p. 90 for other sheep of this model;
    D. Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008, pp. 192-193, 303 for other sheep of this model;
    Exhibition catalogue, Les Lalannes, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 2010, pp. 40-41 for other sheep of this model.


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    This Lot is transferred to Christie’s Redstone Post-Sale Facility in Long Island City after 5.00 pm on the last day of the sale. They will be available at Redstone on the following Monday. Property may be transferred at Christie’s discretion following the sale and we advise that you contact Purchaser Payments on +1 212 636 2495 to confirm your property’s location at any given time.


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    PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN COLLECTION

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