Lot n° 250
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SAVINA Joseph (1901-1983) - Lot 250
SAVINA Joseph (1901-1983)
Four-door wardrobe
Patinated oak, panels carved with Celtic knotwork inspired by motifs in the Book of Kells and highlighted by a wolf's tooth frieze.
Signed and dated J. SAVINA. 1972 on a side rail.
Atelier d'Art Celtique, Tréguier, 1972
Wear and patina
Length 223 cm x Height 175 cm x Depth 55 cm
Provenance :
private collection, Trébeurden (22).
This is one of the very last pieces of furniture to bear Joseph Savina's signature. The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Brest holds the workshop tracings (poncifs) of the motifs in the Joseph Savina collection.
Bibliography :
Yves Brand'honneur and Pascal Aumasson, Savina Le Corbusier, de l'art celtique à la sculpture moderne ,
ed. Locus Solus, 2021. Sketches of similar models reproduced on pages 153 and 155.
Consultant: Tangui Le Lonquer
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