Sale 5484
Paris
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27 November 2007
Price realised
EUR 9,610
Estimate
FREDERIC DE LUCA (NE EN 1949) PAIRE DE FAUTEUILS, PIECE UNIQUE, 2001 Le dossier et les accotoirs pleins, tapissés de peau de percheron, les montants en acajou, les pieds et l'avant des accotoirs en bronze argenté à motif de palmettes, ces derniers agrémentés d'une pastille d'ivoire Hauteur : 58 cm. (22 7/8 in.) ; Largeur : 65 cm. (25 5/8 in.) ; Profondeur : 81 cm. (31 7/8 in.) (2)
Provenance
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Literature
Architectural Digest, id., mars 2002, p. 70. Maison Française, id., février 2006, p. 144. Residence, id., 5 mai 2007, p. 127. Antiquariato, id. , septembre 2004, p. 56 et 57.
Ces fauteuils furent réalisés sur commande du propriétaire actuel
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Post Lot Text
A PAIR OF MAHOGANY, SILVERED BRONZE AND IVORY CHUNK SKIN UPHOLSTERED ARMCHAIRS BY FREDERIC DE LUCA, UNIQUE PIECE, 2001 This lot was commissioned by the present owner
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