Estimation:
€1,000 - €1,500
Sold :
€3,800
Lot details
Élément du paravent dit « Briques » - Circa 1923
Plaque rectangulaire en bois laqué noir à ressaut central (éclats). Percée d’origine en quatre endroits sur sa tranche
Element of a brick-screen by Eileen GRAY - Circa 1923.
Rectangular lacquered wood block (marked) with 4 original piercings on the edge
Provenance:
Joseph RYKWERT
Comment:
A block from an Eileen Gray block-screen in her studio, given by Joseph Rykvert. On the death of Eileen Gray in 1976, her niece Prunella Clough cleared out her studio and gave this piece to Joseph Rykvert, her friend the architectural historian.
History
The principle of the block-screen was invented by Eileen Gray in 1922 and subsequently shown in the Monte Carlo boudoir at the Salon des Artistes
Décorateurs in 1923. She subsequently made several variations of colour and size
History
The principle of the block-screen was invented by Eileen Gray in 1922 and subsequently shown in the Monte Carlo boudoir at the Salon des Artistes
Décorateurs in 1923. She subsequently made several variations of colour and size
Contacts
Eric BAILONI
Sale Administrator