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Christie's auction catalog for a Parisian apartment designed by the renowned firm Jansen.
Auction Title: "Un appartement Quai d'Orsay décoré …
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Christie's auction catalog for a Parisian apartment designed by the renowned firm Jansen.
Auction Title: "Un appartement Quai d'Orsay décoré par Jansen" (An apartment on the Quai d'Orsay decorated by Jansen).
Location & Date: Paris, October 6, 2015.
Christies UN APPARTEMENT QUAI D'ORSAY DÉCORÉ PAR JANSEN.
Auction House: Christie's.
The Christie’s auction "Un Appartement Quai d'Orsay Décoré par Jansen" (Sale 11854) took place in Paris on October 6, 2015, and featured a total of 247 lots from a private collection. The sale achieved a total of €2,673,162, showcasing a blend of 20th-century design and classical masterpieces.
Sale Overview and Collection Highlights
The auction presented more than 300 drawings, paintings, furniture, and objects that demonstrated the work of the renowned interior design firm Maison Jansen.
Key Designers: The collection included significant pieces signed by Jean-Michel Frank, Ernest Boiceau, Paul Dupré-Lafon, and Lalique.
Notable Furniture: A standout item was a coffee table signed by Jean-Michel Frank and stamped Chanaux et Pelletier on the underside.
Decorative Arts: The sale featured a beautiful carpet by Ernest Boiceau decorated with parakeets and parrots, similar to one found in the Yves Saint Laurent-Pierre Bergé collection.
Fine Art: Highlights included a still life with apples by Vasili Rozhdestvensky and a 16th-century Florentine school portrait of a man.
Catalogue Details
The printed catalogue for this sale is a 152-page volume documenting the curated selection.
Sale Code: 11854.
Location: Christie's Paris.
Contributors: The catalogue includes contributions from experts such as Victoire Gineste, Lionel Gosset, and François de Ricqlès.
Content: It covers a wide range of styles, from 18th-century wing chairs stamped by Louis-Magdeleine Pluvinet to modern 20th-century drawings by Jean-Démosthène Dugourc.
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- Dimensions
- 8.5ʺW × 0.25ʺD × 10.5ʺH
- Period
- Early 21st Century
- Country of Origin
- France
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Found Objects
- Paper
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Beige
- Condition Notes
- good good less
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