Sale 5098
Paris
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8 July 2004
Price realised
EUR 682
Estimate
This Lot has no reserve
BUREAU DU XIXEME SIECLE En placage de bois clair, à l'imitation du bambou, ouvrant par deux tiroirs en façade Largeur: 159 cm. (62½ in.), Profondeur: 84 cm. (33 in.)
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A 19TH CENTURY DESK
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