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    13 September 2006

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    • Pol Bury (b. 1922)
    Lot 214

    Pol Bury (b. 1922)

    Sphere in Four Pieces on a Cylindrical Platform

    Price realised

    USD 19,200

    Estimate

    USD 12,000 - USD 18,000

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    Pol Bury (b. 1922)
    Sphere in Four Pieces on a Cylindrical Platform
    signed, titled and numbered 'SPHÈRE EN 4 MORCEAUX SUR UN PLATEAU CYLINDRIQUE 6/8 Pol Bury' (on the underside)
    Brass
    10½ x 19¾ x 19¾ in. (26.5 x 50.2 x 50.2 cm.)
    Executed in 1969. This work is number six from an edition of eight.

    Provenance

    Lefebre Gallery, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1970

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