Sale 5081
Paris
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30 March 2004
Price realised
EUR 1,292
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COFFRET DU XVIIIEME SIECLE En bois laqué or sur fond rouge d'une pastorale sur le couvercle dans un entourage de rinceaux et d'arabesques (couvercle fendu, accidents et manques) Hauteur: 12,5 cm. (5 in.)
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AN 18TH CENTURY LAQUERED BOX
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