Marble Drawings

A set of four neoclassical Etruscan urn prints engraved by Henry Moses, d’après Giovanni Battista, 19th century. Each is framed in marble in tones of apri...

(SIMPLICITE) Estamped: E.Brand Measures (H: 94 cm) (W 1.53 mt) (D 46 cm) Circa 1925 Iron golded and marble in excellent condition. Edgar William Brandt (24 December 1880 – 8 May 1960) was a French ironworker and prolific weapons designer. In 1901 he set up a small workshop at 76 rue Michel-Ange in the 16th arrondissement in Paris, where he began designing, silversmithing, and forging small items such as jewelry, crosses, and brooches. His business began to take off with special commissions such as the door of the French Embassy in Brussels, the Escalier Mollien stairs in the Louvre, and the stair and balcony railing for the Grand Theatre Municipal de Nancy. Brandt's career began to peak in the 1920s. Stylish entrances for shops in Paris and lighting were an important part of his production. Additionally, with the rise of radiators in homes, rather than concealing them, he drew attention their way with elegantly designed covers.[2] Throughout the rest of his career his work spanned from iron gates and fireplace grills...