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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, Wiener Werkstaette, Silverplate and Crystal Cruet Set c.1922

  JOSEF HOFFMANN (1870-1956)  Austria

  WIENER WERKSTÄTTE (1903-1932)  Vienna

  Cruet Set  c.1922

  Silver plated stand with original cut crystal paneled bottles

  Model illustrated: Wiener Werkstätte G.M.B.H.  catalog (December 1923), kat. nr. M di 5, p. 406. (This WW catalogue is in the collection at the Rare Books Department of the New York Public Library)

  H: 6 1/2″ x D: 2 1/8″ x W: 6 3/4″

  Price: $6,500

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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.

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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”