Oeurves d'Exception / Goût Français - Paris, 8 Novembre 2013 (Exceptional Works of Art / Goût Français - Paris, 8 November 2013
Paris: Christie's, 2013. Softcover. Set of catalogues, all glossy black wraps with illustrated covers, in a two-part, lift-off grey box with cranberry lettering. All three catalogues include color images throughout and contain 228, 39 and 42 pp. respectively. All Fine. Item #140666
Text in French/English. Expected hammer prices in Euros, US Dollars and Pounds Sterling. The main catalogue is Le Goût Français, Arts décoratifs du XIIe au XIXe siècle, contains 352 items from all aspects of the XII through XIX century French decorative arts: furniture; sculptures in marble, bronze and wood; tapestries; silver; clocks; paintings; candelabras; and much more, each with full descriptions and provenance, if known. Brief descriptions included in English. The second catalogue, Chefs-D'Oeuvre de L'Art Medieval, centers on No. 47 in the main catalogue, Deux Pleurants (Two Mourners) from the tomb of Jean de Francy, Duc de Berry (1340-1416) and gives extensive information about the sculptures, the history of the tomb, the Duke, the chapel (St. Chapelle), the sculptor and the Cochin family who last owned the sculptures. The final catalogue, Chefs-D'Oeuvre D'Orfevrerie, contains 5 lots of exquisite silver pieces belonging to different collectors, including the Orloff Silver and pieces from the collection of Catherine the Great. Excellent resources for the student of French decorative arts, collecting history, etc.
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