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THE MIOTTEL MUSEUM: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE S.S. NORMANDIE
EDGAR BRANDT (1880-1960) AND GEORGES BASTARD (1881-1939)
Pair of Vases (Large Model) for the Public Rooms of the S.S. Normandie, circa 1935-1939
Details
EDGAR BRANDT (1880-1960) AND GEORGES BASTARD (1881-1939)
Pair of Vases (Large Model) for the Public Rooms of the S.S. Normandie, circa 1935-1939
chromed metal
13 1⁄2 x 5 3⁄8 x 5 3⁄8 in. (34.3 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm)
each impressed G. BASTARD and E. BRANDT and with the monogram of Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT)
Pair of Vases (Large Model) for the Public Rooms of the S.S. Normandie, circa 1935-1939
chromed metal
13 1⁄2 x 5 3⁄8 x 5 3⁄8 in. (34.3 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm)
each impressed G. BASTARD and E. BRANDT and with the monogram of Compagnie Générale Transatlantique (CGT)
Provenance
S.S. Normandie, Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, circa 1935-1939
Literature
B. Foucart, et al., Normandie: Queen of the Seas, 1985, p. 105 (for a period photograph of the Jumièges Suite)
J. Maxtone-Graham, Normandie: France's Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner, New York, 2007, pp. 76 and 77 (for a period photograph of the Entrance Hall)
J. Maxtone-Graham, Normandie: France's Legendary Art Deco Ocean Liner, New York, 2007, pp. 76 and 77 (for a period photograph of the Entrance Hall)
Exhibited
San Francisco, California, International Airport SFO Museum, S.S. Normandie, May 2004 - January 2005, no. 93 (one vase)
Salem, Massachusetts, Peabody Essex Museum, Ocean Liners: Glamour, Speed and Style, May 2017 - October 2017, p. 204, no. 167 (one vase)
London, England, Victoria and Albert Museum, Ocean liners: Glamour, Speed and Style, February 2018 - June 2018, p. 204, no. 167 (one vase)
Salem, Massachusetts, Peabody Essex Museum, Ocean Liners: Glamour, Speed and Style, May 2017 - October 2017, p. 204, no. 167 (one vase)
London, England, Victoria and Albert Museum, Ocean liners: Glamour, Speed and Style, February 2018 - June 2018, p. 204, no. 167 (one vase)
Further details
Christie's would like to thank Joan Kahr for her assistance with the authentication and cataloguing of this lot.
Brought to you by
Daphné Riou
SVP, Senior Specialist, Head of Americas