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Walter Dorwin Teague for Steuben Rare Art Deco Crystal Bookends c.1935
WALTER DORWIN TEAGUE (1883-1960) USA
STEUBEN DIVISION, CORNING GLASS WORKS Corning, NY
Architectural “Sphere” bookends c. 1935
Polished clear lead crystal
Marks: Steuben (inscribed on one), 16 and 23 (one number inscribed on each)
Illustrated: House Beautiful, September 1937 and in the Steuben Archive
H: 4 1/2″ x W: 5″ x D: 4 1/4″
Walter Dorwin Teague for Steuben Rare Art Deco Crystal Bookends c.1935
CZECH CUBISM / ART DECO
Panel-cut vase c. 1912-25
Clear cut lead crystal with amber overlay in conical form with a band of chevron cut designs around the upper third; the conical form above a flaring, paneled foot
For more information see: Czech Cubism: Architecture, Furniture, and Decorative Arts, ed. Alexander von Vegesack, (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1991); Art Deco: Bohemia 1918-1938 (Milan: Electa, 1996); Czech Art Deco 1918-1938 (Prague: The Municipal House, 1998) pp. 74-75.
H: 7 1/2″
LUC LANEL (1893-1965) France
ORFÈVRERIE CHRISTOFLE Paris
Ovoid form with a foot and flared lip design with a polished copper body with an overall stepped rectangular and square motif geometric design
Marks: CHRISTOFLE (large script with wave lines below), B 173, G
For more information see: Mobilier et Décoration d’Interieur ( 1924-25), p. 10; Les Arts Décoratifs Modernes (France), Gaston Quènioux (Paris: Librairie Larousse, 1925), p. 176; 150 Ans d’Ofèvrerie Christofle, Henri Bouilhet ([Paris]: Chêne/Hachette: 1981), pp. 241 and 230.
H: 8 5/8″ x Dia: 5″