ADO CHALE | Goutte d'eau table

gilt bronze and patinated steel

Private collection, Belgium

Ado Chale, exhibition catalogue, Le Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles, Brussels, August 18 – September 24, 2017,  pp. 63, 108, 116, 117, 320 and 321 for related examples

Condition consistent with age and use. The top presents with surface scratches, a few scratches, some scuffs, some oxidation throughout with some oxidation stains and some green oxidation in the recessed areas. The base is in fair overall condition and presents with scratches, scuffs, abrasions, wear, stains and instances of oxidation and rust throughout, as partially visible in the catalogue illustration. Along the "Ado" signature, faint traces of the artist's name "Chale".
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We would like to thank Mrs Ilona Chale for her help with the cataloguing of this lot.