Sale 5561
Paris
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28 - 30 April 2009
Price realised
EUR 1,875
Estimate
FREDERIC DE LUCA (NE EN 1929) ET FABIENNE JOUVIN (NEE EN 1962) GUERIDON, PIECE UNIQUE, 2001 En acajou, le plateau circulaire peint en trompe l'oeil de coquillages et de corail, la bordure en damier, reposant sur trois pieds gaine terminés par des sabots en bronze Hauteur : 71,5 cm. (28 1/8 in.) ; Diamètre : 60 cm. (23 5/8 in.)
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Literature
Architectural Digest, id., mars 2002, p. 69. Maison Française, id., février 2006, p. 145. Residence id., 5 mai 2007, p. 124.
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Post Lot Text
A TROMPE L'OEIL MAHOGANY AND BRONZE GUERIDON BY FREDERIC DE LUCA AND FABIENNE JOUVIN, UNIQUE PIECE, 2001
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