Léon Cauvy - Design New York Wednesday, December 11, 2024 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Macklowe Gallery, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2001

  • Literature

    “Les Salons: La Reliure,” Revue des Industries du Livre, August 1902, p. 2 for a review of the 1902 salon including a description of the vitrine
    Alastair Duncan, The Paris Salons 1885-1914, Volume III: Furniture, New York, 1996, p. 99

  • Catalogue Essay

    The present vitrine was likely exhibited at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français in May of 1902 at the Grand Palais, Paris, France.

Property from an Important Private Collection

150

Lot offered with No Reserve

Illuminated vitrine

1902
Mahogany, leather, hand-painted silk, brass.
84 3/8 x 46 3/8 x 13 3/4 in. (214.3 x 117.8 x 34.9 cm)
Leather embossed L. CAUVY 02.

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for $13,970

Contact Specialist

Benjamin Green
Associate Specialist, Head of Sale, New York
bgreen@phillips.com
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Design

New York Auction 11 December 2024