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Lot 46
  • 46

Armand-Albert Rateau

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • Soap dish, circa 1919-1920
  • Branded A.A.RATEAU INVR PARIS
  • gilt bronze
  • 11 x 12,7 x 12,4 cm ; 4 1/4 x 5 x 4 7/8 in.
gilt bronze

Provenance

Private collection, France

Literature

Franck Olivier-Vial and François Rateau, Armand-Albert Rateau, Paris, 1992, pp. 137-138

Condition

Good overall condition. Light surface scratches scattered. The gilding with signs of wear, more especially on the inside of the soap holder, all consistent with age and use.
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