Sale 5786
London
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2 May 1997
Price realised
GBP 1,840
Estimate
A SET OF FOUR ITALIAN GILTWOOD AND GILT-COMPOSITION WALL-LIGHTS Each with urn-shaped finial with husk-trails above an acanthus-bud issuing three foliate-scrolled branches with central patera terminating in a turned nozzel, above a central acanthus-leaf patera on a waisted tapering shaft with foliate sprays and acanthus-bud boss, with restorations, losses and replacements to the decoration, regilt, additional brackets to the reverse, fitted for electricity 25 in. (64 cm.) high (4)
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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (Lots 171-172)
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