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Chelli PatrickL'anticonformiste, '90s - musical box, 30x40x20 cm.
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Patrick Chelli it a georgian artist that lives nowadays in Paris. This box contains a penguin chorus. The penguins have mobile heads and the mechanism is alimented by electricity. A carillon is on the top of the box.
- Creator:Chelli Patrick (1945)
- Dimensions:Height: 11.82 in (30 cm)Width: 15.75 in (40 cm)Depth: 7.88 in (20 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Nice, FR
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU52833466062
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