ID 778987
Lot 254 | JEAN DUNAND (1877-1942)
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
Games Table from the Grand Salon of the S.S. Normandie, circa 1934
lacquered wood, eggshell, felt lining, brass
28 1⁄4 x 28 3⁄8 x 28 3⁄8 in. (71.8 x 72 x 72 cm)
with reversible top
Provenance
S.S. Normandie, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, circa 1935-1939
Sotheby's, New York, 18 November 1994, lot 462
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
F. Marcilhac, Jean Dunand: His Life and Works, London, 1991, pp. 145 (for a period photograph of the Grand Salon), 319, no. 1119
Y. Masutani, et al., Fantastic Voyage: Luxury and Sophistication on the Ocean Liners, Osaka, 1996, pp. 66 (for an illustration of the Grand Salon), 67, no. 56
F. Marcilhac and A. Marcilhac, Jean Dunand, Paris, 2020, pp. 294, no. 88
Exhibited
San Francisco, California, International Airport SFO Museum, S.S. Normandie, May 2004 - January 2005, no. 351
| Artist: | Jean Dunand (1877 - 1942) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables |
| Artist: | Jean Dunand (1877 - 1942) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Tables |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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