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Lot 69 · Modern Decorative Art + Design

(1902-2004) Matelot Accordéonnistemodel created in 1950, cast 2014bronze with dark patina, from the edition of eight, signed with artist's monogram, stamped with foundry mark for Deroyaume, numbered '8/8'height 61in (155cm); width 16 1/2in (42cm); depth 17 1/4in (44cm)

Ferdinand Parpan

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Estimate
$20,000–$25,000 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Bonhams — Modern Decorative Art + Design, New York · 17 December 2020
Record ID
TB-2026-682204
Record
first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 22 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ferdinand Parpan, FERDINAND PARPAN (1902-2004) Matelot Accordéonnistemodel created in 1950, cast 2014bronze with dark patina, from the edition of eight, signed with artist's monogram, stamped with foundry mark for Deroyaume, numbered '8/8'height 61in (155cm); width 16 1/2in (42cm); depth 17 1/4in (44cm). Bonhams, 17 Dec 2020, lot 69. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-682204.

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Ferdinand Parpan, FERDINAND PARPAN (1902-2004) Matelot Accordéonnistemodel created in 1950, cast 2014bronze with dark patina, from the edition of eight, signed with artist's monogram, stamped with foundry mark for Deroyaume, numbered '8/8'height 61in (155cm); width 16 1/2in (42cm); depth 17 1/4in (44cm). Bonhams, 17 Dec 2020, lot 69. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-682204.

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ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Ferdinand Parpan Eléphant, executed $21,250 Heritage Auctions, May 2016
Ferdinand Parpan Fourmilier, executed 1988 by Fonderies Blanchet-Landowski Bonhams, Oct 2014
Ferdinand Parpan 'Matelot accordéonniste', designed 1950, posthumously cast 2 Bonhams, May 2021
Ferdinand Parpan L'accordeoniste Christie's, Dec 2013
Ferdinand Parpan 'Couple amoureux face à face debout', designed 1936-1939, po Bonhams, May 2021
Ferdinand Parpan femme nue assise, sculpture cubiste   Sotheby's, Nov 2007
Ferdinand Parpan 'Le Guitariste', Designed Circa 1935, Later Executed Christie's, Oct 2014
Ferdinand Parpan l'accordéoniste, sculpture Sotheby's, Nov 2007

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