Sale 6513
London
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15 November 2001
Price realised
GBP 3,525
Estimate
A PAIR OF GERMAN GILTWOOD TORCHERES Mid-18th Century One with a figure of the Virgin Mary, and the other with the annunciate archangel Garbriel, both beneath a canopy and surrounded by drapery and rockwork, on a shaped shaft with winding foliage, on a later circular wrought-iron stand with scrolling foliage supports, with modern lamp fittings, losses to the gildings 72 in. (183 cm.) high; 22½ in. (57 cm.) diameter Without fittings; 56 in. (142 cm.) high (2)
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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A GERMAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR (LOTS 14-15)
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