FERDINAND PARPAN (1902-2004) Le Merlemodel created 1942-45, posthumous castbronze with black patina, of an edition of eight, signed with artist's monogram, with foundry mark, and numbered '1/8'height 22 1/2in (57.5cm); diameter 6in (15.5cm) — FERDINAND PARPAN (1902-2004) Le Merlemodel created 1942-45, posthumous castbronze with black patina, of an edition of eight, signed with artist's monogram, with foundry mark, and numbered '1/8'height 22 1/2in (57.5cm); diameter 6in (15.5cm)

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Estimate: $8,000–$10,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — Modern Decorative Art + Design, New York · 17 December 2020
Record ID: TB-2026-682161
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Ferdinand Parpan, FERDINAND PARPAN (1902-2004) Le Merlemodel created 1942-45, posthumous castbronze with black patina, of an edition of eight, signed with artist's monogram, with foundry mark, and numbered '1/8'height 22 1/2in (57.5cm); diameter 6in (15.5cm). Bonhams, 17 Dec 2020, lot 25. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-682161.

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Ferdinand Parpan, FERDINAND PARPAN (1902-2004) Le Merlemodel created 1942-45, posthumous castbronze with black patina, of an edition of eight, signed with artist's monogram, with foundry mark, and numbered '1/8'height 22 1/2in (57.5cm); diameter 6in (15.5cm). Bonhams, 17 Dec 2020, lot 25. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-682161.

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From the same sale Modern Decorative Art + Design · Dec 2020

Lot	Artist	Estimate
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