Henry Moore
Price realized: $312,000
Live Auction
September Premier Auction: Day 2
Sat, Sep 16, 2017 09:00AM EDT – Sun, Sep 17, 2017 09:00AM EDT
Estimate: $12,000 – $18,000
(British, 1898-1986)
Maquette for Spindle Piece, 1968 (LH 591), edition 00/9 +2, signed on base “Moore”, inscribed in ink underside “Spindle/F”, bronze, 8 x 5-3/8 in. (17.1 cm)
Literature: Lund Humphries, Henry Moore Complete Sculpture Volume 4 1964-1973, edited by Alan Bowness 1977, pg. 54.
The lot is accompanied by an invitation by the Henry Moore Foundation to update the acquisition of this piece with their archive and to follow through with the examination by the committee when they convene.
Purchased from the artist in his studio
Condition: gold to black patina, rubbed effect on patina
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