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23 - 3 - Gaston Etienne LE BOURGEOIS (1880–c.
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Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
Description
Gaston Etienne LE BOURGEOIS (1880–c. 1956) A carved ebony pill box with a circular body and a twisted lid inlaid with strips of mother-of-pearl around the rim. Unsigned. Height: 0.5 cm – diameter: 5 cm History: from the collection of the descendants of François Carnot. François Carnot and Gaston Le Bourgeois founded the ‘Atelier des Mutilés de France’ on the Île de Puteaux after the artist was discharged from military service during the First World War following the loss of an eye. Please contact the auction house for condition reports.
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About the sale Selected works from the 20th century
Auction location
Auction time 10/26/2026 at 1:30 PM
Ref. : 7708 - 594
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