Live Auction 2230Important 20th Century Decorative Art & Design
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Lot 131

FRANCOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)

'SANGLIER TOPIAIRE' A PATINATED BRONZE AND WIRE TOPIARY BOAR, DESIGNED 1994

Closed8 December 2009

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FRANCOIS-XAVIER LALANNE (1927-2008)
'Sanglier Topiaire' A Patinated Bronze and Wire Topiary Boar, designed 1994
number 1 from an edition of 8 pairs numbered A or B plus 4 pairs of artist's proofs
28½ in. (72.3 cm.) high, 54 in. (137.2 cm.) long, 15 in. (38.2 cm.) deep

Specialist note

cf. D. Marchesseau, The Lalannes, Paris/New York, 1998, pp. 43 and 119 for similar models.
D. Abadie, Lalanne(s), Paris, 2008. pp. 145 and 175 for similar models.