Jean Després - Design London Friday, June 19, 2020 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Private collection, Texas
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Yvonne Brunhammer, Les Styles des Années 30 à 50, Paris, 1987, p. 81 for a similar example
    Melissa Gabardi, Jean Després: Jeweler, Maker and Designer of the Machine Age, London, 2009, pp. 138-39 for similar examples

  • Catalogue Essay

    Phillips wishes to thank Philippe Rapin for his assistance cataloguing the present lot.

70

Pair of vases

circa 1970
Silver-plated metal, macassar ebony-veneered wood.
Each: 36.4 x 34 x 10 cm (14 3/8 x 13 3/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Underside of each incised J-Després.

Estimate
£12,000 - 18,000 

Sold for £15,000

Contact Specialist

Madalena Horta E Costa
Head of Sale, Associate Specialist
+44 20 7318 4019
MHortaECosta@phillips.com

Design

London Auction 19 June 2020