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  W.C. Handy, “Blues – An Anthology” 1926

  W.C. HANDY ed. (1973-1958) USA
  “Blues – An Anthology” 1926
  180pp. bound in blue cloth with original dust jacket. Very scarce work, considered the most famous blues collection in history, it includes historical notes, tunes and arrangements, notes for each song, a bibliography, and a chart of guitar chords.
  With an introduction and notes by Abbe Niles
  Illustrations by Miguel Covarrubias
  Published by Albert & Charles Boni, New York

  Dimensions:
  Book: H: 11 ¾” x W: 9 1/8” x D: 1”
  Custom leather box 2008: H: 13 13/16” x W: 10 3/8” x D: 2 7/16”
  Custom silk slipcase: H: 15” x W: 11 1/8” x D: 3 3/8”

  William Christopher Handy was a composer, musician and a music publisher. He was sometimes called the “Father of the Blues” and was credited with helping popularize blues music. Handy was a seminal figure in the development of American songwriting. His compositions assimilated folk tunes, blues, spirituals, minstrel songs, and elements of European music and forged a new sound in American popular commercial music. Born in Florence, Alabama, Handy began arranging music when in grade school. By the turn of the century, he had toured or was touring with a number of minstrel acts and bands. He became a leading bandleader in Memphis, Tennessee, and eventually wrote such classics as “The Memphis Blues” (1912), “The St. Louis Blues” (1914), and “Beale Street Blues” (1916). In addition to his songwriting, Handy also founded an important and influential music publishing concern, the Pace and Handy Music Company, in 1913. Finally, Handy’s books and writings, such as his autobiography, Father of the Blues (1941), and Blues: An Anthology (1926), comprise an important contribution to American culture. In 1979, New York City joined the list of institutions and municipalities to honor Handy by naming a stretch of West 52nd Street in Manhattan “W.C. Handy Place.”

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  Tommi Parzinger, Sterling dinner bell with ring handle and stylized leaf motif c. 1938

  TOMMI PARZINGER  (1903-1981)  Germany/USA

  Sterling dinner bell with ring handle and stylized leaf motif c. 1938

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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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  Josef Hoffmann / Wiener Werkstaette Fluted serving tray c. 1928

  JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956) Austria

  WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1903-1932) Vienna

  Fluted serving tray   c. 1928

  Handwrought silver plated brass, gilt interior,  hand hammered swirled fluting, scalloped edge

  Marks: MADE IN AUSTRIA (in a square), JH monogram, WIENER WERK STÄTTE (in a square)

  Model illustrated: Josef Hoffmann: Ornament zwischen Hoffnung und Verbrechen (Wien: Herausgeber, 1987) p. 185.

  Related models illustrated: Wiener Werkstätte Design in Vienna 1903-1932, Werner J. Schweiger (New York,1984) pp. 62,66; Josef Hoffmann Designs, ed. Peter Noever, MAK and Prestel-Verlag: Munich, 1992) pp. 172, 174, 189.

  H: 1” x D: 8”

  Price: $5,500