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  Bakalowits & Söhne Spectacular “Starburst” chandelier c. 1970’s

  BAKALOWITS & SÖHNE (founded 1845 in Vienna)

  “Starburst” chandelier  c.1970’s

  Crystal rods of varying lengths with nine lights,
  chromium-plated metal ceiling cap and spherical chandelier parts.

  Ceiling to drop length: 46 1/2″ x overall diameter: 33 1/2″

  Price: $24,000

  The Bakalowits Company was founded in Vienna, Austria in 1845 by Elias Bakalowits. After his son Ludwig joined the company, E. Bakalowits &  Sons grew and became one of the foremost crystal chandelier manufacturers in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1892 Ludwig Bakalowits received the order to manufacture the chandeliers for the Neue Hofburg Palace in Vienna for Emperor Franz Joseph I and was  appointed Imperial and Royal Purveyor to the Court.
  The company’s reputation for excellence grew outside Europe, and by 1885 the company was exporting its products to America and Asia. In  1900, Bakalowits & Sons displayed their crystal chandeliers at the World Exposition in Paris. Other exhibitions in St. Petersburg, London, Geneva and Turin followed and attracted more clients from around the world. In 1928, the company obtained patents for its crystal chandeliers.  In 1955 Bakalowits was entrusted with the manufacture of new lighting fixtures for some of the Viennese buildings that had suffered damage during the Second World War. These included the Parliament, the State Opera House, the National theatre, City Hall, St. Stephan’s Cathedral,  and others.

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  Louis C. Tiffany / Tiffany Studios Rare Kettle-on-Stand c. 1902

  LOUIS C. TIFFANY (1848-1933) USA
  TIFFANY STUDIOS   New York

  Kettle-on-Stand   c.1902

  Silver on copper with carved teak wood handles and finial in an organic-form and hexagonal shaped kettle-on-stand with burner

  Marks: Tiffany Studios, New York (on all three pieces)

  Illustrated:  The Art of Louis Comfort Tiffany, Donald L. Stover (The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1981), p. 88, illus. 189 (description on p. 96); Tiffany at Auction, Alastair Duncan (New York:  Rizzoli International Publications, 1981) p. 50, pl. 137.

  A rare example of a subtle organic-form and hexagonal shaped kettle-on-stand emulating pooling water in a Japanese influenced design by Louis Comfort Tiffany and made by Tiffany Studios

  H: 10 1/2″ x D: 8″ x W: 9″

   

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  Carla Tolomeo, Panca Ananassa, Unique Silk Velvet Settee, 2004

  Carla Tolomeo (1941-) Italy

  Panca ananassa  settee (unique) 2004

  Exotic variety of silk and cut silk velvets sewn and sculpted in the form of a spray of various pineapple shapes on a tufted cushion seat and upholstered legs.

  Marks:  Tolomeo (written on the velvet), Tolomeo script signature (brass plaque)

  Exhibited: Fondazioni Cerratelli, Pisa, Italy, Summer 2006
  Model illustrated and biographical information on Carla Tolomeo: Il Fogliaccio, July 7th, 2006

  For further information see: Carla Tolomeo Mai Sedersi Sugli Allori, Never rest on your laurels 1995-2004, Carla Tolomeo (Milano 2004)

  H: 75 ½” x W: 63” x D: 21 ½”

  Price: $48,000

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  Jan et Joel Martel / Primavera French Art Deco Courting Fantail Pigeon Sculptures c.1930

  JAN ET JOËL MARTEL (1896-1966)  France
  PRIMAVERA  Paris

  Pair of courting Faintail Pigeon Sculptures  c.1925-30

  Black glazed earthenware with silver / platinum decorative dot motif.

  Marks: PRIMAVERA FRANCE, 12684

  For related model: The Art Deco Style in Household Objects, Architecture, Scupture, Graphics, Jewelry, Theodore Menten (New York: Dover, 1972), p. 179.

  For more information see: Joël et Jan Martel: sculpteurs 1896-1966, Christophe Vital, et al. (Paris: Gallimard / Electa, 1996), pp. 127-9

  H: 8 1/16” x L: 9” x D at tail: 5 1/4”
  H: 7 1/8” x L: 10” x D at tail: 5 1/4”

  Jan & Joël Martel (the Martel Brothers/Twins, born in Nantes on 5 April 1896, both died in 1966)

  The twin Martel sculptors were among the founding members of Union des Artistes Modernes, and their original works include ornamental sculptures, statues, monuments and fountains displaying characteristics typical of the Art Déco and Cubist periods. The brothers took part in a number of Paris exhibitions including the Salon des Indépendants, Salon d’Automne, Salon des Tuileries and the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs in 1925.  In 1932, they created the Claude Debussy monument which sits on the boulevard Lannes in Paris. Between 1924-1926, Robert Mallet-Stevens designed a studio for the Martel twins at 10 Rue Mallet-Stevens in Paris’ 16th Arrondissement.