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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE GERMAN COLLECTION

Max Ernst (1891-1976) λ
Jeune homme aux bras croisés
stamped with the artist's signature and numbered 'Max Ernst 3/3 1177 1687' (underneath); stamped with the goldsmith's mark and the French assay mark for silver (on the reverse)
silver
Height: 8 in. (20.4 cm.)
Conceived in 1967 and cast in an edition of three

Provenance
Hans Ravenborg, Hamburg, by whom acquired circa 1970s and thence by descent to the present owner.

Literature
C. Siaud & P. Hugo, Bijoux d'artistes, hommage à François Hugo orfèvre, Aix-en-Provence, 2001, no. 1687 (another cast illustrated p. 122).
W. Spies, Max Ernst Oeuvre-Katalog Werke 1964-1969, Cologne, 2007, no. 4599,I (another cast illustrated p. 385).
Special notice
Lot consigned for sale by a "private" vendor. Hammer price Buyer's net premium (17.5% or 13%) 20% of the buyer's net premium - (VAT) refundable if the exportation of the purchase is documented within 3 months of the sale date. Not applicable for VAT registered buyers who are resident in the EU 3% of the hammer price Non refundable
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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