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Property from an Important Private Collection

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Claes Oldenburg

Wedding Souvenir; Baked Potato; Profiterole; and N.Y.C. Pretzel (P. 5; P. 3; G. 1457, P. 22; A. & P. 250.1)

Estimate
$15,000 - 25,000
$23,940
Lot Details
Four multiples, one in cast plaster with hand-painting, one in cast resin with hand-painting with original Shenango china dish, one in cast aluminum with hand-painting and one screenprint in colors on three-ply cardboard.
1966-1994
largest 10 1/2 x 7 x 5 in. (26.7 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm)
smallest 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 5/8 in. (16.5 x 16.5 x 1.6 cm)
Wedding Souvenir signed on the underside in black ink (slightly faded), from the edition of 72 with the hand-applied silver glitter (there was also an edition of approximately 200), commissioned for the wedding of James Elliott and Judith Algar, Topanga Canyon, California, Baked Potato signed with initials and numbered 60/125 in black marker on the underside, Profiterole signed, dated, titled and numbered 21/25 by engraving on the underside (an artist's copy, the edition was 75), published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles (with their stamp), N.Y.C. Pretzel stamped with the artist's signature and copyright stamp on the reverse, from the unlimited edition, published by I. C. Editions and David Platzker, New York.

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Claes Oldenburg

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