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Excalibur Bronze
France, 1936 / 1985
nickel-plated cast bronze, enameled steel 12½ h × 10¾ w × 12 d in (32 × 27 × 30 cm)
France, 1936 / 1985
nickel-plated cast bronze, enameled steel 12½ h × 10¾ w × 12 d in (32 × 27 × 30 cm)
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $13,750
This pair of bronze andirons is from the Nelson Rockefeller Collection (CNR). In 1977 Nelson A. Rockefeller founded Nelson Rockefeller Collection, Inc. and had his collection of original works by Diego and Alberto Giacometti cast in bronze and reproduced in small editions.
Signed with incised manufacturer's mark reverse of each example: [C 1985 NR EXNY].