Sale 1376
New York
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19 May 2004
Price realised
USD 13,145
Estimate
A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU TWO-BRANCH WALL-LIGHTS SECOND HALF 18TH 19TH CENTURY The backplate with engraved Chinese characters, surmounted by a flaming urn, and issuing two foliate candlearms, the reverse with written inscription V7207, electrified 23 in. (59 cm.) high, 14 in. (36 cm.) wide (2)
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Pre-Lot Text
European Furniture, Works of Art, Tapestries and Carpets (Lots 101-319)
Offered in Hong Kong on 10 July, 21.10.63 is one of the largest works in Zao Wou-Ki’s explosive ‘Hurricane’ series — a creative peak in the artist’s career
By embracing materials for their own sake, the German artist Günther Förg broke thrilling new ground for abstraction