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Holiday Japan 8" Mount Fuji Plush - Blue & Pink (Set of Two)
By KAWS
Located in Bristol, GB
Polyester Fur (100% Polyester)
Open edition
Unsigned, numbered on swing tag
New, as issued. Some minor imperfections may exist given the nature of the material
Sold in the original p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art & Design Curated Auction
Materials
Polyester
Holiday Singapore (Black, Grey and Brown)
By KAWS
Located in Bristol, GB
Set of three vinyl figures
Open Edition
Unsigned and unnumbered
New, as issued. Sold in the original packaging with COA
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art & Design Curated Auction
Materials
Plastic
Maurizio Cattelan L.O.V.E. (2015) Concrete sculpture Art Limited Edition
By Maurizio Cattelan
Located in Zug, CH
Maurizio Cattelan
L.O.V. E.
2015
Concrete
40 × 18 × 18 cm
(15.7 × 7.1 × 7.1 in)
Stamped by artist's estate
Edition of 1800
In mint condition, in the original wooden crate and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
The statue, which bears the title of L.O.V.E., stands for Libertà, Odio, Vendetta, Eternità (Freedom, Hate, Vengeance, Eternity),was created in 2010 to stay in Piazza Affari (business district) in Milan. The artist himself states that the statue is an anti-fascist statement, transforming Italy’s Fascist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art & Design Curated Auction
Materials
Concrete
Lips Coupe Plate by Jeff Koons, Limoges Porcelain, Contemporary Art
By Jeff Koons
Located in Zug, CH
Exploring ideas of commodity, spectacle, celebrity, and consumption, Koons Coupe Plates embody his gleeful, tongue-in-cheek oeuvre.
Jeff Koons
Lips Coupe Plate - Jeff Koons, 21st C...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art & Design Curated Auction
Materials
Porcelain
Balloon Monkey (Blue) - Jeff Koons, Contemporary, Porcelain, Sculpture, Decor
By Jeff Koons
Located in Zug, CH
Balloon Monkey (Blue) - Jeff Koons, 21st Century, Contemporary, Porcelain, Sculpture, Decor, Limited Edition
Limoges porcelain with chromatic metalized coating
Edition of 999
Signed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art & Design Curated Auction
Materials
Porcelain
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