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Gallery 1
Ref.Anon Artist is being tracked! Femme Amaguilla
(Afrique)
This
eye-catching pochoir was published as “Croquis” Supplement No. XXXVIII in The Gazette du Bon No. 5,
1922. Size of picture: 19cm x 24cm
Size of frame: 31cm x
36cm Frame: in ebony lacquered with insert gildings, original 19th
Century .
Ref.CB Carlos Bady: Mado se
maquille
This
colourful and cheerful pochoir is from a separately published series of four under the title “La journée de Mado”
(the day of Mado) – published by the leading Parisian Gallerie Lutétia in the 1920s. Size of the print: 18cm x 24cm Size of frame: 29cm x 35cm Frame: 1920s ivory lacquered with
gilding
Paul Ballurian was a well
known illustrator contributing to many magazines of the time for reproduction
of his design in the lithograph media. This Art Nouveau composition of a couple
following old ladies to a distant church is in muted autumnal colours.
Published by the competitor of Les Maîtres de l’Affiche, this lithograph
shows the embossed mark of the editor/publisher. (We are currently looking for
a catalogue of this editor.)
Ref.
PB Crépuscule
(dawn)
Size
of the print:
30.5cm x 40cm
£ 140.--
George Barbier (1882-1932)
Barbier started his career as costume designer for the Ballets
Russes and is ranked among the very best artists of the period. He contributed
to many magazines, such as ‘La Vie Parisienne’ and illustrated
limited luxury book editions using the
pochoir process.
Ref.
BA-A George Barbier: Grand-Mère & Petite-fille
(Grandmother & Granddaughter)
Superb and rare pochoir from the limited series ‘Les Bonheur du Jour ou Les
Grâces à la Mode’, 1920, signed and dated in the block. (The Illustrations of George Barbier by François Meyer and Frederica
Harlow,
£ 240.-
Ref.
BA-B George Barbier: Les Allies à
Versailles (The Allied Forces in Versailles)
Superb and rare pochoir from the series ‘Les Bonheur du Jour ou Les Grâces à
la Mode’, 1920, signed and dated in the block (minor yellowing at the
edges) (The Illustrations of George Barbier by François
Meyer and Frederica Harlow, Dover Publications)
£ 230.-
Ref.BA-C George Barbier: On ne badine pas avec
l’amour (no mocking of love)
Coloured woodblock engraving, 1919, frontispiece of limited edition by Alfred de
Musset, published by Georges Grès, Le Théâtre d’Art,
SOLD
Ref.BA-D George Barbier (ascribed to): Manteau du soir (evening coat)
£ 180.--
Ref.BA-E
George Barbier: Theatre play
In
soft pastel shades, this pochoir shows a scene from a theatre play unfolding
behind the orchestra. The pochoir is printed on art paper. Size of the pochoir: 17cm x 24cm (approx.) Size of the frame: 23cm x 30cm Frame:
gilded of the period
£ 120.—
Ref.
BAR Barfansky: Mlle Paulette Dufal
This
vibrant pochoir of a dancer is very much
in the Art Deco style and published by the Gazette du Bon Ton no. 1, 1920,
plate 5, signed in the block by the artist and the publisher’s stamp. Size
of print: 19cm x 25cm Size of frame: 27cm x 32.5 Frame:
exquisite period with old ripple-effect glass
£ 160.-
Ref.EB E. Blanche: “Roi Soleil”
(Sun King)
Showing
a stylish lady in her Art Déco foyer, this pochoir was published as an insert
plate in the exclusive fashion magazine “La Guirlande” in 1920 on high quality
paper (comparable to Gazette du Bon Ton).
Size of pochoir: 19cm x 24cm
(approx.) Size of frame: 31cm x 36cm Frame:
dark green lacquered with gold decorations, original around 1920s
£ 125.--
Pierre
Brissaud (1890-1959)
This
French Art Deco illustrator, painter and engraver was born in
Ref.
BR-A : Pierre Brissaud: Tiens-Toi Bien! (Hold tight!)
A charming pochoir by Brissaud, known for his family scenes and as frequent
contributor to Gazette du Bon Ton – this one from issue no 5, 1924, plate 50,
signed and dated in the block with the stamp of the publisher Lucien Vogel. He
also ranks among the leading book illustrators of the period. (Reference: Art Deco Fashion by Marin Battersby, Academy
Editions,London.) Size
of print: 19cm x 25cm Size of frame: 24cm x
28.5cm Frame: original Art Deco frame
£
120.-
Ref.
BR-B : Pierre Brissaud: Tu diras Bonjour… (Say hallo)
This pochoir by Brissaud, known for his family scenes and frequent contributor
to the Gazette du Bon Ton was published in Gazette du Bon in 1914, signed and
dated in the block with the stamp of the publisher Lucien Vogel. (Reference: Art Deco Fashion by Marin Battersby, Academy
Editions,London.) Size
of print: 19cm x
25cm Size of frame: 26.5cm x 34cm Frame: original decorative with
old ripple-effect glass (small blemishes will be
restored prior to dispatch)
£
120.-
Ref.
BR-C : Pierre Brissaud: Vive
Saint-Cyr!
Another pochoir
unmistakably by Brissaud, known for his
family scenes and frequent contributor to Gazette du Bon – this one from issue
no 7, 1914, plate 72, signed and dated in the block with the stamp of the
publisher Lucien Vogel. (Reference: Art Deco Fashion
by Marin Battersby, Academy Editions,London.) Size of print:
19cm x 25cm Size
of frame: 26.5cm x 34cm Frame:
original decorative frame with old ripple-effect glass
£ 120.-
Ref.
BR-16D : Pierre Brissaud
This
pochoir must be considered a hit among the works of Brissaud. It was published
in 1921 by the Gazette du Bon Ton.
£ 140.-
Ref.BR-16E: Pierre Brissaud
Here Brissaud has achieved an elegant pochoir of a lady attending
a horseracing event, published as plate 35, in issue 5 of Gazette du Bon
Ton in 1920.
£ 140.-
Ref.BR-16C : Pierre Brissaud:
Viendra-t-il? (Will he be coming?)
page 59
of
frame:
£ 70.--
Umberto
Brunelleschi (1879-1948)
Of
Italian origin, he moved to Paris in 1900 as book illustrator, printer and
costume designers. He is in the same top league as Georges Barbier and his
works are highly collectable.(see Ref.BA-10-12).
Ref.UB17
Umberto Brunelleschi: Unusual coloured paper fan of Venetian Mandolin Player
This very decorative fan has fold marks and was restored for framing.It is rare
for this type of paper fans to have survived the ravishes of time.Size of
fan: 27.5cm x 16cm (picture area) Size of frame: 37cm x 29.5cm Frame: gilded
rectangular frame, ca 1930
