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$1,304$1,100
Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2493Location: BostonDate / Time: January 29, 2010 12:00PM
Description:
Peter Anthony Chinni (American, b. 1928)
Hortus Naturae
Signed, numbered, and dated "CHINNI 1/8 1969" on the reverse.
Chrome metal, approximately 43 x 14 x 13 1/2 in. (109.2 x 35.6 x 34.3 cm),mounted to a plaster base.
Condition: Chips to the base, minor rust/corrosion.
Provenance: Collection of Melvin B. Nessel, Boston, Massachusetts.
N.B. We wish to thank the artist and Christine Chinni, daughter of the artist, for their assistance with cataloguing the lot.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
Surface abrasions, grime, areas of oxidation (less than 1/4 in. diameter)