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a small bronze vase with a long neck on a standtwo vases that are sitting next to each other on a tablean image of a sculpture of a dog with a hole in ita close up of a vase with three balls on itan image of a sculpture of a bowl on a pedestala close up of a vase with a hole in ita large green vase sitting on a white surfacea close up of a sculpture of a bird on top of a rocka black and white photo of a woman standing next to a sculpture
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Hôtel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand

100 - * MICHELL (BORN IN 1936) (ALSO KNOWN AS MICHELLE BARGOIN-HAR…
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Estimate €8,000 - €12,000
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* MICHELL (BORN IN 1936) (ALSO KNOWN AS MICHELLE BARGOIN-HARTMANN) FORMER MEMBER OF ‘2 POTIERS’ WITH JACQUES SERRE (1934–2016) ‘Untitled’, circa 1975, a unique piece designed and crafted specifically for the home of Mr and Mrs X (Puy-de-Dôme) An exceptional free-form fireplace comprising four elements: a tripod base, a pear-shaped firebox and two truncated conical flues. Ceramic piece (crucible clay) glazed in powder green. Complete with steel clamping bands covering the joints of the flues and internal metal components designed to ensure the fireplace’s draught. Overall dimensions: Height: 250 cm Length: 75 cm Depth: 75 cm Tripod base: Height: 60 cm Length: 75 cm Depth: 75 cm Firebox: Height: 82 cm Length: 70 cm Depth: 61 cm Flue pipes: Height: 38 cm and 78 cm A filled crack at the rear of the shorter flue, a few small chips and areas of flaking enamel at the base of the same flue, a hairline crack around the firebox, some surface imperfections in the enamel around the firebox, minor firing defects, scattered imperfections and/or chips in the glaze. Provenance: - Mr and Mrs X, Puy-de-Dôme. Work specially commissioned by the two artists for their property. - Mr X, Puy-de-Dôme. Son of the aforementioned. Bibliography: Thomas Leporrier, *Les 2 Potiers*, Michelle and Jacques Serre, 1956–70, Editions TL, Paris, 2015. A photograph taken in 1975, featuring the artist and our fireplace, reproduced on page 86. Expert: Emmanuel Eyraud
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About the sale 20TH-CENTURY ARTS
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Auction time 09/24/2026 at 2:30 PM
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