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17 April 2024
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Jean Després

Bowl

France, c. 1965
silver-plated metal 4¼ h × 8⅞ dia in (11 × 23 cm)
estimate: $1,200–1,800
result: $12,600
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Incised signature to underside ‘Jean Després’.

This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

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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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