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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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  S O G A T A New York, NY, “Costume for a String Quartette” Watercolor and pencil on paper 1930

  S O G A T A   New York, NY

  “Costume for a String Quartette”   1930

  Watercolor and pencil on paper

  Signed: COSTUME FOR A STRING QUARTETTE. SOGATA. LONDON: 1930. ESPECIALLY FOR CARL VAN V. with script signature (in pencil on lower left and beneath image)

  For contextual history and similar art see: Rhapsodies in Black : Art of the Harlem Renaissance,(Berkeley: University of California Press, 1997); Harlem Renaissance Artists. Jordan, Denise (Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2003).

  Paper H: 14 7/8″ x W: 10 7/8 ”

  Image H: 14″ x W: 10 1/2″

  Frame H: 20 1/2” x W: 17 1/4”

  *This SOGATA New York Watercolor and pencil on paper has been gifted to The Wolfsonian – FIU, Miami Beach, FL.

  Carl van Vechten (1880-1964), to whom this artwork is dedicated, was an influential novelist, critic, and photographer in New York during the 1920s, 30s, and 40s. His role in the Harlem Renaissance is well-documented. Van Vechten also introduced Miguel Covarrubias, a caricaturist and contemporary of Sogata, to prominent Manhattan artistic and society circles.

   

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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 d’Avesn / Verlys / French Art Deco “Leaf” satin crystal vase c. 1934

  PIERRE D’AVESN (1901-1984)

  VERLYS   Rouen, France

  “Leaf” vase c. 1934

  Satin crystal, hand finished with a leaf motif

  For more information see: Verlys catalogue of c. 1934, Pierre d’Avesn Catalogue raisonné, 1920 to 1930 (by Philippe Decelle)