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Lot 158 · Design

'Chat allongé', designed 1950, cast 2016

Ferdinand Parpan

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Estimate
£10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $13,483–$20,225
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Design, London · 17 October 2018
Dimensions
6 ½ high x 21 in. long (16.5 x 53.3 cm.)
Record ID
TB-2026-3792001
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ferdinand Parpan, 'Chat allongé', designed 1950, cast 2016. Christie's, 17 Oct 2018, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3792001.

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Ferdinand Parpan, 'Chat allongé', designed 1950, cast 2016. Christie's, 17 Oct 2018, lot 158. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3792001.

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ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Ferdinand Parpan 'Matelot accordéonniste', designed 1950, posthumously cast 2 $17,159 Bonhams, May 2021
Ferdinand Parpan 'Couple amoureux face à face debout', designed 1936-1939, po Bonhams, May 2021
Ferdinand Parpan 'Matelot Accordéoniste', conceived 1950, later cast Christie's, Oct 2019
Ferdinand Parpan Fourmilier, executed 1988 by Fonderies Blanchet-Landowski Bonhams, Oct 2014
Ferdinand Parpan 'Le Guitariste', conceived circa 1935, later cast Christie's, Oct 2019
Ferdinand Parpan L'accordioniste , Designed 1935, Executed 1990 Christie's, Jun 2007
Ferdinand Parpan 'Trompettiste', designed 1935-39, cast 1996 Christie's, Oct 2018
Ferdinand Parpan 'Pingouin', designed 1950, cast after 2004 Christie's, Oct 2018

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