Artcurial has a very exciting and accessible two part sale coming up on the 4th of October. You have lots of time to browse and make careful choices! There are over 500 lots just in the day sale! We’ve … Continue reading
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Rare M2 and M3 ceiling lights by Joseph André Motte at Galerie Pascal Cuisinier for Art-Saint-Germain des Pres. Motte was one of the first French designers to use perspex in this specific interlocking design. Each light is made up of four … Continue reading
The Harlem Toile de Jouy pattern by Sheila Bridges is represented in the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Museum’s permanent wallpaper collection. This year is the Bicentennial anniversary of the death of Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf (1738-1815), the founder of the … Continue reading
We love the fluid and amorphous design of this 2006 ‘Domino’ mirror (Edition Avant-Scene) by Hubert Le Gall (b. 1961) in Artcurial’s 25 June sale. It is made of brass and gold leaf (h:153cm w:90cm d:2cm). Entirely self-taught, Le Gall’s … Continue reading
We viewed the Artcurial Design Sale today, and found some treasures, in particular the work of the Belgian designer, Aldo Chale (b.1928) He developed his passion for minerals in the late 1950s, while travelling in Germany. In 1966 he opened a … Continue reading
Aldo Chale also inlaid slices of petrified wood, agates and other colorful hard stones, such as lapis lazuli and malachite into black-lacquered low tables. He designed a table for the Dior showroom in Brussels, with the witty idea of inlaying … Continue reading
Coming from a family of craftspeople, it is not surprising that Aldo Chale began designing furniture and lamps and he incorporated specimens from his extensive collection of minerals. He used some stones and minerals in their entirety as in this spectacular … Continue reading
Self portrait of William Hogarth and an example of the ‘line of beauty’ he used in his compositions. He believed that this curved, S-shaped line excited the viewer’s eye with its energetic movement (as opposed to straight lines or right … Continue reading
We couldn’t help but recall William Hogarth’s ‘line of beauty’ as defined in his book the Analysis of Beauty (1753) after recently posting a couple photos of objects that exemplify this theory and span two centuries! Here we have reposted … Continue reading
Ormolu mounted Louis XV parquetry ladies desk, stamped by Pierre Migeon Artcurial, Paris June 2012 We can imagine being deeply inspired working at this bureau with its beautiful parquetry and perfect proportions. A true masterpiece of technical and aesthetic excellence! … Continue reading
