Sale 5083
Paris
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22 April 2004
Price realised
EUR 529
Estimate
GOURDE DE PELERIN EN METAL ARGENTE PROBABLEMENT ANGLETERRE, XXème SIECLE Ovale unie, sur piédouche fileté, le corps appliqué aux extrêmités de deux têtes de Méduse, le couvercle à bordure de perles, la prise unie Hauteur: 43 cm. (17 in.)
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A PROBABLY ENGLISH SILVER-PLATED PILGRIM, 20th CENTURY
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