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13 December 2023
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Jean Després

Candelabra, pair

France, c. 1950
silver plated brass 12¼ h × 12¾ w × 12¾ d in (31 × 32 × 32 cm) 12 h × 12½ w × 12½ d in (30 × 32 × 32 cm)
estimate: $15,000–20,000
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Impressed maker's mark to edge of base and upper rim of each example ‘JD’.

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

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I love metal. You have no idea what pleasure it gives me to see the material bend under the anvil and hear it grate in the vice. I tame it, but without breaking it. The idea is to leave all its vitality and suppleness intact.

Jean Després

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