Sale 5053
Paris
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17 June 2003
Price realised
EUR 4,700
Estimate
SÉRIE DE QUATRE PLAQUES EN IVOIRE Probablement Dieppe, Epoque Napoléon III Chacune représentant une scène historique, dans un cadre en bois sculpté Hauteur totale: 21 cm. (8¼ in.), Largeur totale: 25,5 cm. (10 in.) chacune (4)
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A SET OF FOUR FRAMED CARVED-IVORY PLAQUES
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