Estimation:
€300 - €500
Sold :
€700
Lot details
Ensemble de douze dessous de verres dédiés à la vlla E-1027
Six d'entre eux sont décorés avec des images de la villa E-1027, six autres avec des citations. La moitié ont été réalisés par Eileen GRAY, l'autre moitié par le Corbusier.
A set of twelve coaster tiles dedicated to E1027, six with images taken from E1027, six with quotations. Half are by Eileen Gray, and half by Le Corbusier - 2019
Tiles: 10 × 10cm
Presentation box: 20 × 20cm
Comment:
The tiles are in a 20cm by 20cm presentation box, made from chestnut wood. Set into the lid is a label tile with the inscription ‘Coasters’, using the style of stenciled lettering used by Eileen Gray throughout E1027 to label furnishings, and a monogram of E1027.
Combining a love of words and ceramics, Rosie
Court, born in Northern Ireland, has made a specialty of calligraphy on ceramic, principally on ceramic tiles. She creates tiles on particular themes or for special
occasions, using both quotations and original
text. She has taken an active interest in the renovation of the site at E1027, and she produced a collection of eighty tiles with quotations by Eileen Gray for an earlier
fund-raising.
Combining a love of words and ceramics, Rosie
Court, born in Northern Ireland, has made a specialty of calligraphy on ceramic, principally on ceramic tiles. She creates tiles on particular themes or for special
occasions, using both quotations and original
text. She has taken an active interest in the renovation of the site at E1027, and she produced a collection of eighty tiles with quotations by Eileen Gray for an earlier
fund-raising.
Contacts
Eric BAILONI
Sale Administrator