Null Jan & Joël MARTEL (1896-1966)
Seated cat, model created in 1925
Proof in la…

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Jan & Joël MARTEL (1896-1966) Seated cat, model created in 1925 Proof in lakarmé with golden-brown patina (small chips). Signed. Height: 40 cm - Terrace: 15 x 19 cm Bibliography: Collectif, Joël et Jan Martel - Sculpteurs 1896-1966, Gallimard/Electa, Paris, 1996, model referenced under no. 23 in the catalog essay of the p. 186 and reproduced in a variant in rosewood p. 127. Provenance: Karl Lagerfeld sale, Mes Godeau, Solaneau & Audap, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, November 21, 1975, lot 76.

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Jan & Joël MARTEL (1896-1966) Seated cat, model created in 1925 Proof in lakarmé with golden-brown patina (small chips). Signed. Height: 40 cm - Terrace: 15 x 19 cm Bibliography: Collectif, Joël et Jan Martel - Sculpteurs 1896-1966, Gallimard/Electa, Paris, 1996, model referenced under no. 23 in the catalog essay of the p. 186 and reproduced in a variant in rosewood p. 127. Provenance: Karl Lagerfeld sale, Mes Godeau, Solaneau & Audap, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, November 21, 1975, lot 76.

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