Cvv Vianne Furniture

Pair of murano glass sconces Circa 1980 Dimensions : 62 x D 29 x 17 2300€.

This elegant pair of table lamps were hand blown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. They feature tapere...

American intra-war artist and illustrator Porter Woodruff (1894-1959). Arabian Horse scene, oil and gold leaf on board with chalky gouache. Signed Woodruff on lower right of painting. Signature somewhat obscured by frame. His Art Deco-influenced paintings are highly decorative and appealing, the compositions complex and well-thought out. The gold leaf background is decorative and elegant. His are rare Modernist paintings by an artist who found himself at the very heart of design, fashion and celebrity life in the early part of the century. Label at back for Pitt & Scott Ltd London - well known for its expertise in handling antiques, works of art and fragile artefacts. Dimensions: 11.5"h x 15.5"w (sight) 12.5"h x 17.5"w (frame) Porter Woodruff, was an illustrator artist and contributor to Vogue Magazine and Home & Garden (including covers for both). He was one of five artists stationed in Paris in 1923 for Vogue. Woodruff spent considerable time in Tunisia, North Africa, residing with his romantic partner, Romanian socialite George Sebastian. Sebastian owned a lavish, coastal property in then-trendy Hammamet, near Tunis on the Mediterranean. Sebastian fell in love with the simple beauty of the quiet fishing port of Hammamet and was the first of the international set of the times to build his villa there. He started a trend that has never ceased. Frank Lloyd Wright is said to have claimed Dar Sebastian to be ”the most beautiful house I have ever seen”. American and European intelligentsia and upper-crust were attracted to the area between the wars. The artists Cocteau, Elsa Schiaparelli, Paul Klee, Andre Gide, the Sitwells, and Cecil Beaton enjoyed visiting, partying, and undertaking what someone once described as indulging the opportunity to do 'some rather elaborate sinning'. Other visitors included Art Deco designer Jean-Michel Frank, Wallis Simpson, Somerset Maugham, and Greta Garbo, among others. The onset of war disrupted this scene and it never truly regained its former glory. Dar Sebastian was requisitioned by the 'Desert Fox', German General, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel...

Mid-Century French Ceramic vase signed Robert Picault Vallauris.

A lovely crystal thick walled vase, made by the Belgian brand Val Saint Lambert. Great pink gradient colour. The vase is in very good condition. No chips. Signed on the bottom.

A fine American crystal vase. By Steuben. With a trumpet form bowl supported on a square foot. Etched with a Steuben factory signature to the base. Simply a wonderful pi...

A beautiful woman portrait in the glass closed. A stained glass technique in glass gives a magical atmosphere when light falls and changes the color palette intensity during the course of the day. An Antique stained glass panel...

Vintage French table lamp, 1970s. Small signs of use and age. In working order.

1980s pair of Murano glass sconces Mercury glass Italy.

This unusual vintage table or bedside lamp was made in Germany in the 1930s-1940s during the Bauhaus period. It is made of polished brass and has got an adjustable lamp shade in crea...

A beautiful clear crystal vase, made by the French brand Daum. The vase dates from circa 1970. Signed on the side of the bottom . The vase is 26 cm tall and Ø9 cm Feee shipping wo...

This charming set of brushes and jars was once used by a well-to-do lady to store her cosmetics and maintain an elegant updo hairstyle. Also known as a toilet service...