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Lalanne & Takahama Ultramobile Screen

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Posted on April 11, 2012
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“Lalanne-a-mania”

Check out this post about the recent fervor surrounding works by Lalanne on From Rus With Love a blog written by Mayer Rus, the LA Times’ Design & Culture Editor.

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Posted on June 22, 2010
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LAMA Brings World Record Price for Lalanne Monkeys

Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) announces Francois-Xavier Lalanne Singes Attentifs SI & SII, sold for a record price of $199,062.50 (est. $100,000 – 125,000) and was the top lot in the May 23, 2010 Modern Art & Design Auction.

For more on the monkeys check out Peter’s interview with the LATimes here!

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Posted on May 28, 2010
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Recap: May 23, 2010 Modern Art & Design Auction

Bringing together a selection of top quality material is a journey in itself, but actually seeing those items go up on the auction block for twenty seconds and find new homes is a whole other story.

The May 23, 2010 Modern Art & Design auction brought together a large assortment of 20th century material, each with a distinction, but all sharing one common theme: MODERN. …

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Posted on May 24, 2010
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Peter’s Auction Picks of the Day: May 22nd

Peter gets wild and takes a look at the playful side of modernism!

After a serious few weeks of planning and hosting the preview, I had a moment to walk around with a future client of LAMA.  I say future, as this client is only 12.

As kids often do, she was quick to point out something that had not noticed before.  After spending about …

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Posted on May 22, 2010
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Just In: François-Xavier Lalanne “Rhinoceros Bleu” executed 1981

Yesterday we were greeted with a large crate, which when we opened it, we were pleasantly surprised to see the Francois-Xavier Lalanne “Rhinoceros Bleu” executed 1981 that we have been anxiously expecting. This sculpture is numbered 83/150 on a plaque on the underside, the medium is blue enameled metal, and it measures 23.5 x 14 x 57.2 cm.  The estimate is $25,000 – 35,000. This …

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Posted on February 23, 2010
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