Monumental 32" DAUM PATE DE VERRE Sculpture "TOI ET MOI" Retail $70,000

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Payment | Shipping Monumental 32" DAUM PATE DE VERRE Sculpture "TOI ET MOI" Retail $70,000 Album Album Album Album Album Album Album Album Album Album Album Album Album Album Album Album Album Album Album Album*** Monumental 32" DAUM PATE DE VERRE Sculpture "TOI ET MOI" Retail $70,000, circa 1990 ***CHECK OUT OUR Award-Winning eBAY STORE with 1000+ estate fresh listings : We specialize in premium-quality period collectibles, with a focus on the FRENCH EMPIRE, ART DECO, ART NOUVEAU, VICTORIAN & MID-CENTURY MODERN eras. We feature a growing selection of Oriental, Chinese and Ethnic antiques.* FREE PICK-UP IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA* INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AVAILABLEBEFORE PURCHASING OR MAKING AN OFFER, PLEASE MAKE THE FOLLOWING COSIDERATIONS: (1) It takes up to 10 days after payment for me to ship your item; (2) We have a full refund policy with in 3 days of the receipt of your item, buyer to return shipping. (3) I only communicate through eBay , not through my personal email. (5) I do not ship using USPS, therefore I need a home address, not a PO Box..ITEM DESCRIPTIONItem DescriptionUp for your consideration is a monumental 32" pate de verre crystal sculpture titled: Toi Et Moi designed by Dominique Vial, c. 1990. The sculpture weighs about 100 lbs., not including the bases. It features a deep amethyst hue that is uniform throughout, and illustrates an abstract man opening his body for his beloved woman allowing the viewer to imagine that part of one figure always forms part of the other.Includes a custom made base that displays the sculpture as well as a gilded plaque. The base is in two parts: a square gilt bronze top that is likely from Daum. It weighs about 20 lbs., and a black welded bottom portion that weigh about 60 lbs. Also includes a gilded plaque that reads:Dominique Vial Toi Et Moi Daum Editeur DArt. The original retail cost of this piece exceeded $70,000. It is from an edition size of 125.CIRCA: 20th Ct.ORIGIN: FranceDIMENSIONS: With Base: H:66″ (Just Sculpture): H:32″ L:20″CONDITION : Perfect condition. There are no chips, cracks, damage or repairs. The only concern is light wear to the surface of the black base. This wear is generally covered by the bronze stepped base, just underneath the sculpture.Dominique Vial studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris beforebecoming a pupil of the sculptor Paul Belmondo. Fascinated by theminiature and monumental alike, she took an interest in all materials, andspecialised in busts of celebrities such as Léo Ferré, Georges Brassens andJacques Brel. Winner of the City of Paris First Prize in 1979 and 1982,she took part in group exhibitions in London, Paris and the Midiregion in France. Her works have appeared in exhibitions such asComparaison and MAC 2000 at the Grand Palais in Paris.Dominique Vial for DaumDominique Vial is attracted to pâte de cristal, which she describes as "a marvellouslydiaphanous material, which contributes to and symbolises the elevation of volume as a kind ofevaporation of real material and form, eternally fixed yet melting in space." The eye isreassured by the purity and transparency of this vision.In 1995,In 2000, "Toi et Moi" (You and me) was edited in 125 copies. Withthis dramatic piece, Dominique Vial boldly confronts pâte decristal with the monumental. A man opens out his body to welcomethe beloved woman, thus forming an indestructible architecture thatevokes a communion of... read more

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