




Lot 24
Edgar Brandt (1880-1960) Unique Merle Sculpture
1922
bronze, stamped 'EBRANDT' (dimensions not including base)
height 15in (38cm); width 8 1/4in (21cm)
1922
bronze, stamped 'EBRANDT' (dimensions not including base)
height 15in (38cm); width 8 1/4in (21cm)
14 December 2021, 14:00 EST
New YorkSold for US$37,812.50 inc. premium
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Edgar Brandt (1880-1960)
Unique Merle Sculpture
1922
bronze, stamped 'EBRANDT' (dimensions not including base)
height 15in (38cm); width 8 1/4in (21cm)
1922
bronze, stamped 'EBRANDT' (dimensions not including base)
height 15in (38cm); width 8 1/4in (21cm)
Footnotes
The present lot was conceived and executed in 1922 as a banister rail post which formed part of the interior for the offices of Paris newspaper, Le Merle Blanc.
Provenance
Private Collection, Paris
Literature
Joan Kahr, 'Edgar Brandt: Art Deco Ironwork, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2010, p. 87 (contemporary photograph of sculpture in-situ)