Lot n° 168
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Philippe STARCK (born 1949) - Lot 168
Philippe STARCK (born 1949)
Official torch of the 1992 Albertville Olympic Games
Famously nicknamed "la Corne" ("the horn")
Brushed stainless steel sheet
Engraved XVIème JEUX OLYMPIQUE D'HIVER 1992 followed by the Olympic circles and its number 105/130
H. 45 cm - D. 8 cm
Micro-scratches, sold in a specially designed box
The 130 Olympic torches, including our model, were made especially for the 1992 Abertville games. They were manufactured in stainless steel in the Ugine-Savoie factories. They symbolize the horns of Tarentaise cows.
This model is listed in the inventory of the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou under inventory number AM 1994-1-432.
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