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143 - Léonard Tsuguharu FOUJITA (based on an original drawing by)
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Léonard Tsuguharu FOUJITA (based on an original drawing by) The Artist’s Familiar Objects A mahogany coffee table with a square, slightly concave top featuring rounded, raised corners, decorated with a pair of glasses, a matchbox, a deck of playing cards, a pair of scissors, a pocket watch, a cigar, two pipes, a key, a letter, and a pencil, all rendered in marquetry using different types of wood. The rim has a sinuous cut, and the corner legs have a square cross-section ending in a slight indentation (re-varnished; small chip on the rim; scratches; stains). Signed in the tabletop marquetry. Height: 53.5 cm; Length: 71.5 cm; Depth: 71.5 cm History: - The tabletop design was based on a drawing by Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita depicting his personal belongings: his round glasses, his pipe, his pocket watch, his pencil... A similar piece is held in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (inv. no. W.30-1979). Bibliography: - Sylvie Buisson, Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita - General Catalog Raisonné of Foujita’s Work (Vol. 2), Paris, Éditions ACR, 2001; a tray similar to our model is listed under no. 30.119 and reproduced on p. 304. Expert: Amélie MARCILHAC
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