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Christie's New York. Important 20th Century Decorative Art and Design. New York, Friday 13 June 2008. Softcover, pictorial endpages. 305 pp., 282 Lots (Lots 100-382). Fully Ilustrated in color and with BW comparative images.
You are bidding on a fantastic catalog from an auction of 20th Century Decorative Works of Art and Design that was held at Christie's, New York in June 2008. The auction featured works from a number of distinguished collections, including those of Charles Evans, Felix F. Fabrizio, The Hida Takayama Museum of Art, The Casa Prieto Lopez, and The Pinhas Collection, Los Angeles.
Highlights from the catalog include: A Tiffany Studios Leaded Glass Window from the John Gottlieb Wendel House in New York from c. 1910, A Carlo Bugatti Painted Parchment, Ebonized Wood and Metal-Inlaid Cabinet from c. 1900, An Engraved Rene Lalique Black Glass Box With White Patina "Epines" (Marcilhac 352) from 1911, A Rene Lalique Molded Glass Table Lamp "Raisins" (Marcilhac p. 615, Item E) from 1927, Two Jean-Michel Frank Leather and Wrought Iron Armchairs Produced for the Vicomte and Vicomtesse Charles de Noailles from 1925, A Donald De Lue Carved Gilt-Wood Panel of St. Michael from c. 1942, A Diego Giacometti Patinated Bronze Frame "Paysage aux Hiboux" from 1982-1983, A Francois-Xavier Lalanne Patinated Copper Sculpture "Rhinoceros Mecanique" from 1976, A Jean Royere Oak and Naugahyde Sideboard from the 1950s, A Serge Mouille Painted-Metal "Totem" Floor Lamp from c. 1962, A Gilbert Valentin For Les Archanges Glazed Ceramic Vase "The Peacetree" from the 1950s, A Lucio Fontana Silver and Lacquer Bracelet from 1969, A Gio Ponti Clear and Mirrored Colored Glass and Brass Low Table from the 1950s, An Ercole Barovier Blown and Applied Glass "Primavera" Vase from 1929-1930, A Luis Barragan Sabino and Leather "Barcelona" Chair from 1959, A Zaha Hadid Polyester Resin Chaise "Crest" From the Seamless Collection for Established Sons from 2006.
The catalog also features important works by: Archibald Knox, Josef Hoffmann, Edgar Brandt, Serge Roche, Daum, Marcel-Andre Bouraine, Ferdinand Preiss, Francois Pompon, Claude Lalanne, Franz Hagenauer, Jacques-Emile Ruhlmann, Jean Dunand, Jean Mayodon, Maxime Old, Eugene Printz, Jean Despres, Jacques Quinet, Jacques Adnet, Andre Arbus, Line Vautrin, Tapio Wirkkala, Josef Frank, Frits Henningsen, Ivar Johnsson, Marta Maas-Fjetterstrom, Hans Wegner, Poul Kjaerholm, Finn Juhl, Alvar Aalto, Mark Newson, Joe Colombo, Alice Colonieu, Andre-Aleth Masson, Suzanne Ramie, Gio Pomodoro, Sasha Stone, Philip Johnson, Bruce Goff, Philip and Kelvin Laverne, Paul Evans, George Nakashima, Pedro Friedberg, Frank Gehry. And there are many others.
The catalog is fully illustrated with high quality color plates, printed on heavy-stock paper. Many of the items are also shown in double page fold out images and from different angles. There are a number of BW period photographs for comparative purposes. In addition, the catalog features a two-page essay by Pierre Martin-Vivier on Jean-Michel Frank's Furniture Design for Charles and Marie-Laure de Noaille's Parisian Mansion and a two page essay on Architect Luis Barragan and his works for the Casa Prieto Lopez.
Condition: My copy of this catalog is used, but in very good condition, overall. The binding is tight, both covers and all interior pages are intact. The interior pages have no tears or writing on them. There are crease marks to the upper right sides of 3 pages. The crease marks do not significantly interfere with the legibility of the text or the images. There is minor evidence of wear and mild bumping to the edges and ends of the front cover and spine.
Note: It would have been impossible for me to scan any of the interior images without altering the condition of the catalog. The picture I have used is from the front cover and shows a detail from a John Scott Bradstreet Cypress and Bronze "Lotus" Table from c. 1906 (Lot #118).
Thank you for looking.
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