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  Tommi Parzinger / American Art Deco Coffee Table circa 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.

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  Ane Christensen Contemporary British Sterling Silver Bowl 1999

  ANE CHRISTENSEN (b.1972) born in Copenhagen, Denmark/ based in London, UK

  Bowl  1999

  Sterling silver

  Marks: AKC, 925, Z, British hallmarks

  H: 2 ½” x L: 12”

  Price: $5,950

  The starting point for all of metalworker Ane Christensen’s tableware is a single sheet of metal. Her aim is to develop a three dimensional object from a flat sheet without adding or removing any elements. Japanese paper packaging influences Ane’s work, but a more important influence is the half finished or half demolished structures of building sites that she says can hold unexpected sculptural qualities.

  Ane graduated from the Royal College of Art and has since been involved in exhibitions in London, Denmark and Copenhagen, including more recently at Collect, V&A.

  Ane makes pieces in a variety of metals including silver, stainless steel and powder coated copper.

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  Tommi Parzinger, Sterling covered pedestal cigarette box with neoclassical motifs c. 1938

  TOMMI PARZINGER  (1903-1981)  Germany/USA

  PETER ALBERT REIMES Silversmith (1900-1945) Germany / USA

  Sterling covered pedestal cigarette box with neoclassical motifs c. 1938

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  Christopher Dresser / James Dixon & Sons Sterling silver teaset, No. 2272 1880

  CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) UK

  JAMES DIXON & SONS Sheffield, England

  Teaset  1880

  Sterling silver

  Marks: JD&S, Chr. Dresser (facsimile signature), 2272,

  Sheffield assay marks for 1880 (“P” in an octagonal rectangle), Reg. mark for November 25, 1880

  Illustrated: J. Dixon & Sons’ 1885 catalogue, p. 96.

  Teapot illustrated: Christopher Dresser, by Widar Halén (Oxford: Phaidon, 1990), illus. 204, p. 181.

  Teaset illustrated: Truth, Beauty, Power: Dr. Christopher Dresser 1834-1904, exhib. cat. Historical Design, Inc. (New York, 1998) p. 30/31.

  Teapot: H: 4” x W: 7 ¼” ; Sugar bowl: H: 2 3/4” ; Creamer: H: 3 1/8”

  Plated teapot in the permanent collection of the British Museum, London. Extremely rare model.