Brunk Auctions
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Modern + Contemporary

Thu, Nov 11, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 189

Pair Painted Wrought Iron and Glass Mirrors, Jean Cocteau

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

20th century, each a converted industrial implement, iron throughout with traces of red paint, now centering circular mirrors, 56 in. diameter, 3/4 in. deep

Provenance: Estate of Jean Cocteau (writer and director of the 1950 film Orph‚e); Private Georgia Collection

Note: From the 1950 film Orph‚e (Orpheus) written and directed by Cocteau.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IZIwV7c3os

Condition

surface corrosion and abrasions to iron elements, traces of red paint, modern mirrors and backboards in good condition