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  Koloman Moser, “Die Quelle III, Flächenschmuck” portfolio 1900

  KOLOMAN MOSER (1868-1918) Austria

  “Die Quelle III, Flächenschmuck” portfolio 1900

  Published by V. Martin Gerlach & Co., Wien

  Dimensions:
  Book: H: 10” x W: 12”
  Custom leather box: H: 11 5/16” x W: 12 5/8” x D: 2 1/8”
  Custom silk slipcase: H: 12 ¼” x W: 13 3/16” x D: 2 9/16”

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  Josef Hoffmann / Wilhelm and Johann Jonasch / Vienna Secession Game table c. 1913

  JOSEF HOFFMANN  (1870-1956)  Austria
  WILHELM AND JOHANN JONASCH  Austria

  Game table with four drawers     c. 1913

  Oak, leather top with gold tooled detail

  Made by Johann Jonasch (Kunsttischler)

  Illustrated: Vienna 1900-1930, Art in the Home,
  exhib. cat. Historical Design, Inc. (New York, 1996), p. 60-1.

  Matching dining table illustrated in: Österreichische Werkkultur,
  Max Eisler (Wien: Kunstverlag Anton Schroll & Co., 1916) p. 97.

  Related tables by Hoffmann illustrated: Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, April-September 1914, p. 140-4; Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, April September 1916, pp. 199-200;  Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, Oct.-March 1917, p. 207-8; Möbel des Jugendstils: Sammlung des Österreichischen Museums für angewandte Kunst, Vera J. Behal (Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1981), pp. 143-5; Josef Hoffmann e la Wiener Werkstätte, Daniele Baroni and Antonio D’Auria (Milan: Electa Editrice, 1981). pp 124-125.

  H: 31” x W: 27 3/4” x D: 27 3/4”

  Price: $35,000

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  Henri Matisse, “Verve” Vol. II No. 8, 1939

  HENRI MATISSE (1869-1954) France
  “Verve” Vol. II No. 8 1939
  Revue artistique et littéraire paraissant quatre fois par an
  Published by E. Tériade, 4, Rue Férou (VI) Paris

  Dimensions:
  Book: H: 14 1/4” x W: 10 3/16”
  Custom leather box: H: 15 5/16” x W: 11 1/2” x D: 1 5/8”
  Custom linen case: H: 16 1/2” x W: 12 1/4” x D: 2 3/8”

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  Jaipur Enameled and Gem Set Rare Solid Gold Cup and Saucer c. mid-19th Century

  JAIPUR, MUGHAL INDIA

  Enameled and gem set gold Cup and Saucer c. mid-19th Century

  High carat yellow gold (22-24 carat) cup and saucer set with a fine emerald, ruby and diamonds, the cup with a high foot with rounded sides and handle formed of two snakes intersecting at three points and biting the rim. The exterior is decorated with red, green, blue and white enamels with roundels containing combatant animals on a ground of floral sprays, the saucer with gently rounded sides decorated with lobed cartouches containing warriors combating tigers and birds, the underside with a series of oval panels containing peacocks and hummingbirds.

  Provenance: a gift from a European diplomat in the 1930’s-40’s, and thence by descent.

  Saucer: Dia: 5 1/4;

  Cup: H: 2 3/4″ (with handle) x Dia: 2 5/8″

  Similar animal decoration can be found in an epaulette attributed to Rajesthan, probably Jaipur, in the Khalili Collection (Pedro Moura Carvalho, Gems and Jewels of Mughal India, London, 2010, p. 225, no. 120. A related cup and saucer with similar animal depictions was sold at Christie’s (Islamic Art, Indian Miniatures, Rugs and Carpets, London, 21st October 1993, lot 350.