CHRISTIE'S
Furniture — Design
07.06.2024 11:00 UTC -05:002024-06-07T11:00:00+02:00United Kingdom, London, 8 King Street, St. James'sCHRISTIE'S
New York,
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Lot 25 JEAN DUNAND (1877-1942) AND BERNARD DUNAND (1908-1998)
Jean Dunand (1877 - 1942)
Jean Dunand
20.05.1877 - 07.06.1942
France, Switzerland
Jean Dunand was a Swiss and French painter, sculptor, metal craftsman and interior designer during the Art Deco period. He was particularly known for his lacquered screens and other art objects.
Lot 37 EDGAR BRANDT (1880-1960)
Edgar Brandt (1880 - 1960)
Edgar Brandt
24.12.1880 - 08.05.1960
France
Edgar William Brandt was a French ironworker and prolific weapons designer. In 1901 he set up a small workshop at 76 rue Michel-Ange in the 16th arrondissement in Paris, where he began designing, silversmithing, and forging small items such as jewelry, crosses, and brooches. His business began to take off with special commissions such as the door of the French Embassy in Brussels, the Escalier Mollien stairs in the Louvre, and the stair and balcony railing for the Grand Theatre Municipal de Nancy.