OMERSA/ABERCROMBIE & FITCH LEATHER TURTLE OTTOMAN
stamped underside "Made in England 1971"; glass eyes; 8"h; 21"w; 14"d
Dimitri Omersa (Yugoslavia/England, 1927-1985)
Omersa, a Yugoslavian navel officer, was imprisoned as a political prisoner by Tito for ten years after which he began his career as a leather craftsman in the 1950's working for Liberty of London, and later Abercrombie and Fitch.
Tail missing; splits in leather here and there, near tail, on bottom/inner side of one leg, one side.
Estimate: $600 - $800
Realized: $1,200 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 100A : OMERSA/ABERCROMBIE & FITCH LEATHER TURTLE OTTOMAN
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