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A rare pair of engraved marble plaques designed by Chris Lebeau executed circa 1920
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- both with engraved designer's monogram
- plaques each 55 x 40 cm, frames 78 x 47,5 x 24 cm
engraved with a stylised cockerel standing against a gold-patinated background, mounted in modern oak frames to serve as fire screens
Provenance
Sotheby's Amsterdam 1987, sale AM0467 lot 778
Literature
Exh. cat. Lebeau, pp. 189 - 191, 212
Condition
The plaques in good condition, the frames in good condition but for a small repair to one (piece of wood broken off at one of the feet and glued)
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The plaques here offered for sale are amongst the few sculptural works by Lebeau. Apart from two tombstones and a portrait in relief for private commissions, Lebeau is known to have designed various sculptural and decorative elements for the Asta film theatre in The Hague in 1920 - 1921. For this commission, Lebeau partly re-used designs he made several years earlier for a new building of the Socialist Party in The Hague which was never realised. The cockerel being a popular symbol of the socialists, as well as the trade mark of the Pathé film company, it is possible that the plaques here offered for sale originate from the sumptuous Asta Theater interior (dismantled and partly destroyed in the 1930's)