Sale 5081
Paris
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30 March 2004
Price realised
EUR 3,055
Estimate
This Lot has no reserve
MALLE DE VOYAGE FORMANT CABINET DU XVIIEME SIECLE En bois gainé de cuir clouté à motif de fleurs et de grenades, prises latérales en fer forgé, le couvercle bombé, la façade s'abaissant et découvrant cinq tiroirs peints de scènes champêtres Hauteur: 84 cm. (33 in.), Largeur: 116 cm. (45 2/3 in.), Profondeur: 55 cm. (21 2/3 in.)
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A 17TH CENTURY LEATHER NAILED COMBINED TRAVELLING TRUNK AND CABINET
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