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Robert Bloch / French Art Deco “Ribbon” bowl c. 1939 (Exhibited: Exposition de New York 1939)
ROBERT BLOCH France
BOURDOIS & BLOCH Paris, France
“Ribbon” bowl c. 1939
Porcelain with gilt and matte black polychrome decoration
Marks: crossed swords (company logo) MADE IN FRANCE
Paper label: Exposition de New York 1939 Robert Bloch Porcelaine de Paris
H: 2 3/4” x D: 9 3/4”
Robert Bloch / French Art Deco “Ribbon” bowl c. 1939 (Exhibited: Exposition de New York 1939)
TOMMI PARZINGER (1903-1981) Germany/USA
PARZINGER, INC. New York
Coffee table c.1939
Carved and ceruse oak with an incised diamond pattern pewter top
Illustrated: Arts and Decoration, June 1940
***This table was originally priced at $80 during the period, as it appears in the Arts and Decoration vintage illustration from 1940.
For other examples of Parzinger’s work see: Town & Country, Vol. 54, “Counter Points”, December 1939, p. 31; Town & Country, Vol. 95, “Counter Points”, June 1940, p. 19; The Studio, 1938, “For the Table”, p.107-09; The Studio, 1942, “Tommi Parzinger, Designer of Modern Interiors and Silver”, p.37; Decorative Art, Studio Yearbook (London & New York: The Studio Publications, 1952-53), p. 98; Craft in the Machine Age, ed. Janet Kardon (New York: American Craft Museum, 1995) p.128, 134, 183, 241.
H: 12” x L: 42” x D: 14”
Price: $34,500
This is a wonderful and rare coffee table by Tommi Parzinger in beautifully detailed ceruse oak with a diamond pattern pewter inset top. This table was
completely handmade and dates from 1940, shortly after Parzinger opened his first eponymous gallery on East 57th Street. It is low and lean with exquisite Neoclassical Revival carved details and a silhouette that calls to mind an American take on Jean Michel Frank’s sober and refined elegance of the same time period. The cross-hatch carving with tassels on the two long sides and the related top corner details also have a charm reminiscent of Parzinger’s affable personality and effervescent design sensibility.
AMERICAN ART DECO
Sterling Coffee and tea set on silverplate tray c. 1935
Sterling Coffee and Tea Set: Sterling with exotic wood finials and finials
Marks: 925, Sterling
Tray: Silverplated brass
Marks: Silverplated On Brass, PM Italy, Argente
Coffee pot: H: 7 ½” x Tea pot: H: 6 ¼” x Creamer: H: 3 ¾” x Sugar: 3 3/8”
Tray: 13 9/16″ square