CATALOG OF THE AUCTION OF THE EIFFEL TOWER STAIRCASE, 1983 - Lot 178

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CATALOG OF THE AUCTION OF THE EIFFEL TOWER STAIRCASE, 1983 - Lot 178
CATALOG OF THE AUCTION OF THE EIFFEL TOWER STAIRCASE, 1983 December 1, 1983, Ader Picard Tajan. ENCLOSED CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE OF THE EIFFEL TOWER STAIRCASE, 1983 This certificate accompanied the purchase of staircase No. 8 from the Eiffel Tower at the auction held on December 1, 1983. The staircase was subsequently purchased from the original buyer by the Cartier Foundation and entrusted to the sculptor César. César used it to create the sculpture “Hommage à Eiffel,” which was unveiled in 1989 at the Foundation in Jouy-en-Josas. This sale followed the Eiffel Tower weight-reduction campaign that took place from 1981 to 1983.
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