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Jean Després

Escargot trays, set of two

France, c. 1960
silver-plated metal 1 h × 9⅝ w × 7⅝ d in (3 × 24 × 19 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
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Impressed maker's mark to handles 'JD'.

This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

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I love metal. You have no idea what pleasure it gives me to see the material bend under the anvil and hear it grate in the vice. I tame it, but without breaking it. The idea is to leave all its vitality and suppleness intact.

Jean Després

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