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  French Art Deco Interlocking ring, Invisibly set rectangular sapphires (10 count, approx. 2.50 carats TW), pave diamonds (approx. 2.50 carats TW) all set in a platinum mount, c. 1935

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  Just Andersen, Denmark Pair of Five-Branch Art Deco Candelabra c.1925

  Just Andersen (1884-1943), Denmark.

  Pair of five-branch Art Deco candelabra, circa 1925.

  Cast and wrought bronze with original rich brown and green patina.

  Marks: Denmark just in a triangular cartouche, No. B180.

  For more information see: “Just Andersen: Manden og Vaerket” by Svend Rindholt in Samleren: Tidskrift for Kunst og Kunstindustri (Attende Aargang, 1941) pp. 171-194; Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Første Bind (Copenhagen: Gyldendal, 1979) p. 199. The Design Encyclopedia. Mel Byars (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1994) p. 23.

  H: 17 5/16″ x W: 17 1/2″

  By repute this pair of candelabra were exhibited in the Danish section at the Paris 1925 Exposition.

  Just Andersen was a designer and craftsman for Georg Jensen until 1918 when he left to open his own studio. These candelabra are exquisite and remarkable examples of Danish Art Deco design and a testament to the artist’s consummate craftsmanship. Andersen’s bronzes are characterized by rich, deep patination and superlative casting quality and surfaces.

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  Carl F. Carlman Swedish Art Deco Set of Four Covered Silver Boxes c. 1930

  CARL F. CARLMAN (1855-1955) Sweden

  Set of four covered silver boxes c. 1930

  Hand wrought and hand hammered silver with a wood lined interior, square shaped finial

  Marks: Triple Star with S (Swedish silver mark), G8, JJS (in a rectangle), oval cartouche, CARLMAN

  H: 1″ x W: 2 1/2″ x D: 2 1/2″ (each box)

  Carl F. Carlman was a silversmith to the Swedish Royal Family.

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  Pierre-Emile Legrain (attr.) Pair of French Art Deco drop and roll front cabinets c. 1927

  PIERRE-EMILE LEGRAIN attr.  (1889-1929)  France

  Matching Cabinets (pair)   c. 1927

  Golden cerused oak, roll-front and drop front doors,
  original brass keys, reeded base

  Provenance: Felix Marcilhac, Paris

  For more information on Legrain see: Pierre-Emile Legrain 1889-1929 (Paris: exh. cat. Galerie Jacques de Vos,1996); Union des Artistes Modernes, Arlette Barré-Despond (Paris: Editions du Regard, 1986) 119-120.

  H: 50 1/2 ” x W: 23 1/2” x D: 11 1/2”

  The Art Deco movement centered in early 20th-century Paris sought to bridge the transition from academic art and craftsmanship to modern art and industrial production. Regarded by some as one of its founders, Pierre-Emile Legrain (1889-1929) worked at a time of great ferment in art, as well as in society. Legrain’s curiosity and receptiveness to these changes led him to adapt forms, materials and techniques from other cultures.

  Legrain created two distinct bodies of work: an assemblage of approximately 1,200 bookbinding designs and a much smaller production of furniture made for couturiers in the French fashion trade. Both artistic endeavors shared fine craftsmanship, masterful use of rare and expensive materials, unusual combinations of textures and surfaces, and spare, geometrical forms. Nearly all of his creations were one-of-a-kind.