Winter Antiques Show – High End Weekly™

Editor’s Top Picks of The Year: Part I of III

FOR THE HOME

MarchStore.CA — **Highly curated items for the kitchen, pantry, table, as well as kitchen design services from the San Francisco-based store MARCH.**

Axor / Alexander Schneider — The Axor 240 2-Jet Showerhead and Axor 1-Jet Handshower by Front were inspired by the hidden aesthetics of technology, turning the typical hardware, such as pipes, joints, valves and funnels, into charming design objects. Axor’s designs with Front are currently part of the critically acclaimed Pathmakers: Women in Art, Craft and Design, Midcentury and Today exhibit, which just opened at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C. “Pathmakers,” which explores and celebrates the contributions of women in design and art, comes to D.C. after a successful six-month run at the Museum of Arts and Design in NYC (MAD museum).

THE WATCH HOUNDS

“_To mark its 85th birthday, we wished to offer a new vision of the Reverso, so that each individual can immediately recognise the collection that matches their own character and the model destined to become theirs.” Daniel Riedo, CEO Jaeger-LeCoultre.

jaeger-lecoultre_reverso_tribute_duoface_back — REVERSO Tribute Duo, Front Dial from **Jaeger-LeCoultre**. Since 1931, the year the Reverso watch was created, its emotional impact has remained as powerful as ever. This undisputed style icon elicits the same wonderment decade after decade. The strength of its pure, almost discreet lines makes the Reverso timepiece the epitome of elegance.

9441 lot 252 — **An Important Gold Split Seconds Stop Watch sold at Sotheby’s from Abraham Louis Breguet**/**Photo credit Sotheby’s**

THE ART LOVERS

M32627-1 001 — **The African-American Art Sale at Swann Galleries: RICHMOND BARTHÉ (1901 – 1989) Head of a Dancer. Cast bronze, with a brown patina, mounted on a white stone base.**

January’s Key Events on Review

Rose Hartman, celebrity photographer of Incomparable Women of Style and Pamela Hill of Hill Gallery (Birmingham, Michigan) at the Metro Show opening night accompanied by a life-size sculpture of a amiable man dressed in 18th-century fashion carved from Southern pine, Early 19th Century,

From 18th century textiles from Asia, folk art from the Americas, Jule Leleu’s arm chairs from France, to art deco tea service by Brüder Frank from Maison Gerard, the major antique art shows opened with a brilliant and optimistic note last month starting with the opening night at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea, home to the 2nd Annual Metro Show.

A SOIRÉE AT THE METRO SHOW
Editor’s Top Picks

Lillian Nassau LLC (New York): Tiffany Studio art glass, early 20th Century

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THE 59TH ANNUAL WINTER ANTIQUES SHOW

Set of four Armchairs by Jules Leleu, Carolle Thibault-Pomerantz

* Mahogany and gilt bronze sabots, numbered on right back leg, France c. 1935

* Pair of Fine Ceramic vases by Primavera. Signed on base: Primavera France, impressed with hatchet mark for Sainte-Radegonde. Atelier of Les Grands Magasins du Printemps (founded in 1912)

* Fine rare extension and adjustable center table/coffee table “guéridon elevator” by Jules Leleu. France, c. 1955. *Wallpaper, Incas. Wood-block printed by Dufour in 1818, after Jean-Francois Marmontel. One scene from the panoramique “Incas”: pizaro disembarking with his companions in Peru. Rare panel: in pristine condition and colors, never hung. Wood-block printed by Dufour in 1818, after Jean-Francois Marmontel. * Wallpaper, “Les Chasses de Compiègne” (Stag Hunt at the Chateau de Compiègne): Quarry Scene ( La Curée). This is the only scenic panoramique designed by the painter Carle Vernet who specialized in hunt and horse scenes. The panels were wood-block printed by Jacquemard & Bénard, successor of Reveillon. Provenance:

Jean Zuber private collection.

Black Wings is a hand knotted carpet, made at the Wilton Royal workshops, England,

circa 1935 by Marion Dorn., Keshishian

Salvador Dali, Spain, Ménagère , 1962

Silver-gilt cutlery comprising: “Cuillère artichaut”, artichoke spoon with snail shell, painted and lacquered artichoke bowl. “Fourchette- é l é phant 3 dents”, fork with three teeth and elephant head, the eyes set with rubies. “Couteau escargot aux larmes”, snail knife with tear-shaped pendants., Didier Ltd

Italian Glass Past

Barovier Intarsio Vase designed by Orcole Barovier 1961

Venini Mosaico Zanfirico Vase, designed by Paolo Venini, c. 1954, Acid signed “Venini Murano Italia” to base, *Three Venini Incamiciato Vases designed by Paolo Venini, 1950, Acid signed “Venini Murano Italia” to base * Salviati Fascia Murrine Vase designed by Luciano Gaspari, 1964, Inscribed signature “Salviati Murano” to base * Venini Fasce Verticale Vase designed by Fulvio Bianconi, c. 1952, Acid signed “Venini Murano Italia” to base * Venini Tessuto Vase designed by Barlo Scarpa, 1940 Acid signed “Venini Murano Italia” to bas * Venini Battulo Vase designed by Carlo Scarpa, c. 1940 Acid signed “Venini Murano Ars” to base * Venini Occhi Vase designed by Tobia Scarpa, 1962, Acid signed “Venini Italy Murano” (Circular) to base * Venini Mezz-Filligrana Decanter, c. 1956, Acid signed “Venini Murano Italia” to base * Venini Mezza-Filigrana Bird designed by Tomaso Buzzi, 1932, Acid signed “Venini Murano Ars” to base * Venini Incamiciato Vase designed by Tomaso Buzzi, c. 1933, Acid signed “Venini Murano” to base * Venini Mezza-Filigrana Bird designed by Tomaso Buzzi, 1932,
Acid signed “Venini Murano Ars” to base

Fine & Rare Art Deco Silver six-piece Tea Service by Brüder Frank, Vienna, Austria, circa 1920 from Maison Gerard

Serge Manzon, White lacquered bibliothèque with three stained oak shelves, c.1970, Magen H Gallery

Wingback Lounge Chair, Unknown, Denmark, c. 1951, Wool and Teak, Lost City Arts

The decisive leadership that made Lincoln great

He overrules his military commander to protect Washington Autograph Letter Signed. May 21, 1862, The Kenneth Rendell Gallery

Photo credit and story by Laurence Fayard

William Helburn Washington Square Arch, 1950 Gelatin Silver Print

William Helburn Red Canoe, 1959 Archival Pigment Print

Both photographs from Peter Fetterman Gallery

VARIOUS VENUES

A reproduced Campbell’s Soup Can by Andy Warhol from the MOMA Store

Unknown artist oil on canvas at the offices of Drs. Chapas and MacGregor of Union Square Laser Dermatology

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For The Love of Art

Frank Stella, Zane Bennet Contemporary Art

The Metro Show

This Week’s Hottest Events

The METRO Show is among several shows this week which will officially kick off New York City’s art fairs. This much anticipated five-day run will start on January 23 at New York’s Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea. When the doors open for the second edition of the METRO Show tomorrow evening, visitors will get to admire an array of fine and decorative arts from which to choose from. If it’s anything like last year, then it promises to be a veritable one-stop mecca for both seasoned and novice collectors and design aficionados.

As I pointed out earlier, the Opening Night is on Wednesday, January 23 from 6-7 by by invtiation only. Public preview starts from 7-9 pm, and the tickets are $75, either online or at the door. To obtain their hours of operation, visit their official website.

Le Petit Festival du Theatre

Le Petit Festival du Theatre 2010

My readers in Dubrovnik would be pleased to learn about the Le Petit Festival 2012, which will open with the opening of a photo exhibition by my all time favorite Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto at the Museum Marin Drzic. This year, the theme of Le Petit Festival 2013 will be the Beauty of the Woman. The festival will be open with the exhibition of iconic American photographer Robert Farber at the Museum of Art. Le Petit Festival du Theatre is a small but unique and popular cultural event held annually in historical Dubrovnik, one the most beautiful cities in the world. The backbone of this soulful festival is theatre in its many forms, from ballet to modern dance, classical to modern stage performances, Opera to Fado, collaborating all of the creations in its simplest and yet still magical form.

The Museum of Art in Dubrovnik

Le Petit Festival du Theatre 2011

Le Petit Festival du Theatre 2009

Le Petit Festival du Theatre 2007

Le Petit Festival du Theatre 2012

Winter Antiques Show

Established in 1876, The Fine Art Society (one of the dealers who is showing at the fair), specializes in 19th and 20th century British art and design

Photo via Faslondon.com

The 59th Annual Winter Antiques Show will take place at the Park Avenue Armory. This fair has long been branded as THE institutional art + design show for decades on end. The Show provides curators, established collectors, dealers, design professionals and first-time buyers with opportunities to view and purchase exceptional pieces showcased by 75 experts in American, English, European, and Asian fine and decorative arts. he opening night party is on Thursday, January 24th, and the show opens to the public from January 25th until February 3, 2013. To purchase tickets visit www.winterantiquesshow.com.

Interiors Awards

On Friday, January 25th, a number of fantastic architectural interiors will be honored, a Designer of the Year will be named, and Michael Graves, FAIA, will be recognized with the Legend Award at the 34th Annual Interiors Awards presented by Contract. The who’s who of the design world will gather at Cipriani 42nd Street to celebrate the Interiors Awards. Contract—the leading magazine for commercial architecture and interior design—will recognize projects worldwide in 13 market segments. Contract Editor in Chief John Czarnecki, Assoc. AIA, will emcee the event and will present the 2013 Legend Award to Graves—the first Designer of the Year (1981) to also receive the Legend distinction.

Tickets for this premier event are available for purchase at www.contractdesign.com/interiorsawards2013

Cipriani New York

Iconic:Graves designed Alessi Electric Blue Bird Kettle

Majestic: Michael Grave’s St. Coletta School, Washington, D.C.

photo via Providence Journal

Michael Graves

Photo credit Barry Johnson