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Franco Lapini

1936 – Florence – 2017

Centrepiece elephant with table phone. 1970

Brass, silvered; nickel silver, gilt; synthetic resin; glass; Telcer telephone with artificial leather handle. 25 × 34 × 60 cm (9 ⅞ × 13 ⅜ × 23 ⅝ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Franco Lapini. Centrepiece elephant with table phone. 1970.

Estimate:

EUR 3,500

 

- 4,000

USD 3,850

 

- 4,400

Sold for:

4,375 EUR (incl. premium)

Autumn 2019

ORANGERIE Big Animals. Big Shots, Thursday, 28.11.2019

Information

Brass, silvered; nickel silver, gilt; synthetic resin; glass; Telcer telephone with artificial leather handle. 25 × 34 × 60 cm (9 ⅞ × 13 ⅜ × 23 ⅝ in.). Underside with master's mark: Franco Lapini Made in Italy / telephone with manufacturer inscription: Telcer APPR. MIN. P.T. AZ. 302384 689/GG. Unique work.

Related literature: Pier Francesco Listri: The Tuscan Lifestyle. Mandragora, 2002, p. 158.

We would like to thank David Lapini, Florence, for kindly providing additional information..

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