Sale 1424
New York
|
21 October 2004
Price realised
USD 2,151
Estimate
A PAIR OF BOW FIGURES OF A GOD AND GODDESS Circa 1760-1765 Possibly Mars and Minerva or Ceres, each standing on a waisted faux-marble pedestal 5in. (12.7cm.) high overall (2)
Contact Client Service
info@christies.com
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
infoasia@christies.com
Asia +852 2760 1766
See Anton Gabszewicz and Geoffrey Freeman, Bow Porcelain, The Collection formed by Geoffrey Freeman, London, 1982, p. 138, fig. 227 for a white figure of Ceres from this same series of gods and goddesses.
Pre-Lot Text
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
Ahead of an online sale that honours their close bond, Meredith Etherington-Smith traces the roots of a 40-year collaboration
The artist tells us about his meticulous recreation of a child’s toy in a work that became an instant icon when it debuted at the Whitney Museum in New York in 2014