Sale 1862
New York
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19 December 2006
Price realised
USD 20,400
Estimate
LINE VAUTRIN 'Soleil à Pointes' A Convex Talosel Resin and Glass Mirror, circa 1958 (other two examples are 1955 and 1960) 11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) diameter signed Line Vautrin
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cf. P. Mauriès, exhibition catalogue, Line Vautrin Miroirs, Paris, Galerie Chastel Maréchal, 2004, pp. 76, 77, 88 and 89 for similar examples.
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