Null Four-light chandelier, France, 2nd half 20th century, master's mark Christo…

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Four-light chandelier, France, 2nd half 20th century, master's mark Christofle, Paris, plated, square stand with flattened corners, baluster shaft, chandelier top with 4 curved arms, vase-shaped spouts, wall with ornamental relief decoration, h. 29.5 cm

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Four-light chandelier, France, 2nd half 20th century, master's mark Christofle, Paris, plated, square stand with flattened corners, baluster shaft, chandelier top with 4 curved arms, vase-shaped spouts, wall with ornamental relief decoration, h. 29.5 cm

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Starting price 800 USD

Holstayn, JosefFlower still life on marble table. Circa 1977. Oil on wood panel. 40.3 x 30.3 cm. Signed. Framed. - Minor paint abrasion in places along the edges. Partially very fine craquelure and slight surface soiling. Fired. No retouching visible under UV. Overall good. Very splendid, opulent bouquet of flowers in bright colors, in the manner of Dutch still lifes of the 17th century. Flowers Holstayn, Josef Floral still life on a marble table. Circa 1977. oil on wood panel. 40.3 x 30.3 cm. Signed. Framed. - Light paint abrasion in places along the edges. Partially very fine craquelure and slight surface soiling. Fired. No retouching visible under UV. Overall good. Very splendid, opulent bouquet of flowers in bright colors, in the manner of the Dutch still lifes of the 17th century. The fact that Josef Holstayn's painting was only created in the second half of the 20th century is cause for admiration. In the manner of the Dutch New Masters, Holstayn, like his colleagues in the 17th century, succeeds not only in creating hyper-realistic depictions of flower arrangements, but also in preserving the flowers in their diversity and splendor at the moment of blossoming. Holstayn shows his skill in the variety of the different flowers, which include pink roses, blue hyacinths and red and white feathered tulips. Holstayn also follows the pictorial tradition of the Dutch, focusing exclusively on the flowers, keeping the background of the picture emphatically simple and only hinting at the vase - here with the very attractive reflection - and the marble table. The charm of the flowers unfolds in elegance. Oil on wood panel. Signed. Framed. - Light color abrasion in places along the edges. Partially very fine craquelure and slight surface soiling. Varnished. No retouching visible under UV light. Good overall. Very splendid, opulent bouquet of flowers in bright colors, in the manner of 17th century Dutch still lifes. - The fact that Josef Holstayn's paintings were only created in the second half of the 20th century is cause for admiration. In the manner of the New Masters of the Netherlands, Holstayn, like his colleagues in the 17th century, succeeds not only in creating hyper-realistic depictions of floral arrangements, but also in preserving the flowers in their diversity and splendour, capturing the moment of blossoming. Holstayn shows his skill in the variety of the different flowers, which include pink roses, blue hyacinths and red and white feathered tulips. Also rooted in the pictorial tradition of the Dutch, Holstayn focuses exclusively on the flowers, keeping the background of the picture emphatically simple and only hinting at the vase - here with the very attractive reflection - and the marble table. The charm of the flowers unfolds in elegance.

Starting price 50 USD

Photographic books. Set of five miscellaneous books: Morocco, photographs by Harry Gruyaert, Schirmer/Mosel, Munich/Paris, 1990 (dust jacket damaged). Masters of American Design, Brodovitch, Andy Grunberg, Documents of American Désigné, Harry N. Abrams Publishers, New York, Japan. Art of Nature, 20th Century French Photography, Agnès de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, Jean-Claude Lemagny and Alain Sayag, Barbican Art Gallery, 1988. Jaroslav Guth, Poems by Jaroslav Seifert, Praga Caput Regni, Flow East, 1995.

Estim. 150 - 225 EUR

Four books of specialist literature on Art Nouveau jewellery consisting of: The Art of the Jeweller, exhibition catalogue of the British Museum, Volume I text, Volume II plates; Twentieth-Century Jewelry, Barbara Cartlidge; Russian Jewellery, Mid 19th century - 20th century; Le Bijou en suisse au XXe siécle, la bibliothique des arts, format max. 4°, minor traces of study.

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Benny Goodman Signed Photograph Vintage glossy 8 x 10 promo photo of Benny Goodman for the 20th Century-Fox film Sweet and Low-Down, signed in blue ballpoint. In very good to fine condition, with scattered light creasing.

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