$51,600
USA, 1976 acid-etched, patinated and enameled bronze over pewter 74 w x 19½ d x 34½ h in (188 x 50 x 88 cm)
This masterwork combines delicately hand-sculpted finesse with the poetic theme of the Tao dynasty, resting above a hand-chased bronze plinth.
Two drawers above four doors concealing four interior shelves. Etched signature and date to reverse: [Philip Kelvin Laverne 1976]. Etched signature to right front door: [Philip Kelvin Laverne]. provenance: Mr. & Mrs. K. Shengold, Pennsylvania
Private collection, New York
result: $51,600
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Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2007-05-20