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306 - Michel Haillard (1959) Sidonie Box Caiman and shorn sheepski…
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Estimate €2,500 - €3,000
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Michel Haillard (1959) Sidonie Box Caiman and shorn sheepskin, tiger’s eye, warthog tusks and bronze H30 W28 D35 This secret box is highly symbolic. The central stone, a tiger’s eye, seems to channel energy through the powerful warthog tusks towards the feet that connect the box to the earth, linking celestial energies with earthly ones. The caiman skin, meanwhile, contrasts the wild and the cruel with the gentleness of the shorn sheep – why shorn? No one knows what crime it might have committed. There is something in Michel Haillard’s work that is part cabinet of curiosities, part shaman and part master cabinetmaker. Trained at the École Supérieure des Arts Modernes, he began as an advertising layout artist before turning to animation, where he was the director, graphic designer and co-scriptwriter of the series Sharky and Georges, and then to sculpture and furniture design, in a style sometimes described as neo-tribal. In his studio, he is Belleville’s flamboyant alchemist: he collects the most diverse materials (bronze, hides, horns, wood, stones, bones, horsehair, second-hand objects) and repurposes them to create a piece of furniture, an ornament or an object that tends to become a unique sculpture. He has been collecting these materials for years during his explorations, combining the undeniable naturalness of his materials with the refinement of bronze, amber or crystal. Admired by Philippe Starck, his works adorn the world’s most discerning interiors and are regularly featured in international auction houses.
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About the sale Sculptural furniture and functional art
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Auction time 06/25/2026 at 2:00 PM
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