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Eileen moved to Paris in 1902 and after training in Japanese lacquer work she quickly established herself as one of the leading designers of lacquered screens and panels.
A trove of design treasures hit the auction block, with all the major houses mounting blockbuster sales. Here are AD editors' must-have masterpieces, from stunning Art Deco works to midcentury-modern gems
EILEEN GRAY AN IMPORTANT FOUR-PANEL SCREEN each foot marked ARMSTRONG CORK COMPANY LTD LONDON cork and blond mahogany each panel: 83 5/8 x 27 1/2 in. (212.4 x 69.9 cm) designed circa 1960 edited and executed in 1973 from an edition of 5 executed by Pegram, Royal College Street, London edited by Prunella Clough
Despite a turbulent century of changing taste and technology, Sèvres Manufatory in the suburbs of Paris remained at the forefront of European ceramic production throughout the Founded in Vincennes in 1740 and relocated to Sèvres
The bronze bust above is called a "Laocoonte" at the Prado, a figure based on the very famous marble group of the Laocoön which was exc.
historical-nonfiction: “ A colossal status of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (r. 117 to 138 CE) found in the ruins of a bathhouse at Sagalossos, a Greco-Roman city in south-central Turkey.
Bust of Antoninus Pius, Roman, Ca. 140-150 CE.Museo Nacional del Prado
Franklin commented at the 1787 Constitutional Convention about this chair (still at Constitutional Hall in Philadelphia) where President Washington sat, presiding over the signing the Constitution. Franklin noted the half-sun painted on the back of the chair: “I have often … in the course of session … looked at that sun behind the President without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. But now at length I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun.”
A resplendent icy-white and virtually flawless pear shape diamond, weighing 1.34 carats adiates from within a sparkling platinum and diamond halo in this breathtakingly beautiful jewel by America's foremost purveyor of pretty things in small packages - Tiffany & Company. The expertly hand fabricated mounting is finished with small round brilliant-cut diamonds enlivening the top or the ring shank. What's not to love? Complete with T&C certificate. Currently ring size 51/2.
Tabacchera in bronzo dorato e miniature in porcellana di Sevres. Parigi prima metà '800 (Snuff box in gilt bronze and Sevres Porcelaine; Paris early 18th century.)
For Sale on - Burl walnut cabinet with rounded front and locking storage compartments, circa Nicely figured walnut with curvy, three section rounded base.
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19th Century Burl Walnut Cabinet With Rounded Front and Original Keys Item:7223…
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Maison Jsnsen Style Neoclassical Ebonized and Gilt Mirrored Cabinet
View this item and discover similar side chairs for sale at - Early century French antique set of chairs with the original golden colored velvet upholstery. This set of four has the beautiful curved barrel backs