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ART DECO EXPERT TO PUT TREASURES UP FOR SALE
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PARIS - More than 400 Art Deco furnishings and objects from
one of the world's largest private collections go to the auction
block next month in what experts are calling the sale of the season.
The collection, estimated at about $10 million, includes a
pair of gilded bronze fire dogs sculpted by Gustav Miklos, 14
lacquer panels by Jean Dunand and 66 pieces of furniture crafted by
master cabinetmaker Emile-Jacques Ruhlmann.
"There is no collection like this in private h...
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High Demand, Scarce Quantity Drive the Market for Art Deco.
Art Business News
; As the world forges ahead in the 21st century, galleries and collectors are turning to Art Deco for its sleek, futuristic styles Gallery owners say they've seen the future. In paintings, posters, jewelry, furniture and other objects d'art, that future is Art Deco. In the late 1990s, trends turned
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ART DECO EXPERT TO PUT TREASURES UP FOR SALE
The Boston Globe
; PARIS - More than 400 Art Deco furnishings and objects from one of the world's largest private collections go to the auction block next month in what experts are calling the sale of the season. The collection, estimated at about $10 million, includes a pair of gilded bronze fire dogs sculpted by
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HANDS UP IF YOU LIKE ART DECO Shameless, vulgar and as infectious as a rash: it's the movement intellectuals love to hate, says Mark Irving. So what better reason could there be to adore it?
The Independent on Sunday
; When I started writing a television series on Art Deco to coincide with the forthcoming blockbuster show at the V&A, the story seemed simple. A tale of a luxury style made good, a journey of high- decibel glamour starting in Twenties Paris, a leap-frog to New York and then Well, what, exactly? The
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A zigzag path to perfection Art deco can trace its roots to Paris which, as Miles Sackville reports, is renewing its original passion for the style
The Sunday Telegraph London
; Watch out - we're about to have an art deco moment. On Thursday a blockbuster exhibition devoted to this exuberant style will open at the V & A for a 16-week run, which means it's time to start peppering your dinner party conversation with dazzlingly informed references to Ruhlmann, streamlining,
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Art deco's devotees keep style alive.(LIFE - HOME)
The Washington Times
; Byline: Christian Toto, THE WASHINGTON TIMES District resident Megan Searing Young's parents dabbled in antiques, but she gravitated to more modern styles. By modern, she means art deco, a design style from the early 20th century that let America greet the rise of the machines with a shimmer of
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Enough high-minded art! Just give us a sunburst. The first Art Deco show in 30 years looks at an era when even a meat slicer could be art - or at least pretty.(FEATURES)(ARTS & LEISURE)
The Christian Science Monitor
; Byline: Christopher Andreae Special to The Christian Science Monitor LONDON -- Art Deco was the sort of style that gives eclecticism a good name. That, at least, appears to be the thesis behind a major exhibition, Art Deco 1910 - 1939, which arrives this fall in Toronto from London's Victoria &
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A triumph of Deco-dence; Design: In the 1920s Art Deco epitomised the life of luxury, but the austerity of the war years sounded its death knell. A new exhibition at the V&A charts its rise and fall. Corinne Julius reports.
The Evening Standard (London, England)
; Byline: CORINNE JULIUS FROM cigarette cases to skyscrapers, anything and everything was touched by Art Deco during the early part of the last century. Its familiar zigzags, flashes and curves covered buildings, biscuit tins, bars and bathrooms. From the flapper girl to the vamp, from the music to
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A triumph of Deco-dence Design: In the 1920s Art Deco epitomised the life of luxury, but the austerity of the war years sounded its death knell. A new exhibition at the V&A charts its rise and fall. Corinne Julius reports
Evening Standard - London
; FROM cigarette cases to skyscrapers, anything and everything was touched by Art Deco during the early part of the last century. Its familiar zigzags, flashes and curves covered buildings, biscuit tins, bars and bathrooms. From the flapper girl to the vamp, from the music to the movies, the style
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Art Deco: A Renewed Clamor for Glamour
The Washington Post
; Old-fashioned glamour gave way to grunge in the declining years of the 20th century. But now, from Hollywood to the high seas to Boardwalk, the most sultry and sophisticated design movement of modern times is back. Art deco, which flourished during the 1920s and 1930s, is resplendent on the silver
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TREASURES IN YOUR ATTICLIVING ROOM SUITE FITS 'ART DECO' DESIGNATION
Chicago Sun-Times
; ... collectors would be very interested in this set, and for insurance replacement purposes, it should be valued between $6,000 and $7,000. Send questions to: Treasures In Your Attic, P.O. Box 12208, Knoxville, TN 37912-0208. Scripps Howard News Service
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