Ai Weiwei - New Now London Wednesday, December 6, 2017 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Urs Miele, Lucerne
    Private Collection, Switzerland

  • Exhibited

    Kassel, Documenta 12, 16 June - 23 September 2007
    Geneva, Grob Gallery, Still Life, 24 February - 5 May 2017

  • Literature

    Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne, Ai Weiwei, 2007, pp. 158-163 (other variants illustrated)
    Hans Werner Holzwarth, ed., Ai Weiwei, Cologne, 2016, pp. 306-307 (other variants illustrated)

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Two works: (i) Fairytale - 1001 Chairs 054; (ii) Fairytale - 1001 Chairs 065

titled '"Fairytale [in Chinese]"' on the underside
both Qing Dynasty wooden chairs
(i) 103.4 x 55.7 x 43 cm (40 3/4 x 21 7/8 x 16 7/8 in.)
(ii) 120.5 x 57.3 x 44.1 cm (47 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 17 3/8 in.)

Both executed in 2007.

Estimate
£10,000 - 15,000 

Contact Specialist
Simon Tovey
Head of Sale
+44 20 7318 4084

New Now

London Auction 7 December 2017