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Philip and Kelvin Laverne
Tao cabinet
USA, 1976
acid-etched, patinated and enameled bronze with pewter
74 w x 19.5 d x 34.5 h inches
This masterwork combines the delicately hand-sculpted finesse with the poetic
theme of the Tao dynasty, resting above a hand chased bronze plinth. Adequate
storage with two drawers and four doors concealing four interior shelves. Signed
with paper label to reverse and etched signature and date also to reverse: [Philip
Kelvin Laverne 1976]. Etched signature to right front door: [Philip Kelvin Laverne].
Provenance:
Mr. & Mrs. K. Shengold, Pennsylvania
Private collection, New York
$50,000-70,000