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The Glorious Iron Age of Edgar Brandt and Raymond Subes

Published on , by Claire Papon
Auction on 28 May 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 13 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Furniture and lighting fixtures by Edgar Brandt and Raymond Subes from an apartment in the famous Walter buildings in Paris remind us that wrought iron reigned supreme in interwar France.

Raymond Subes (1893-1970), center table in patinated wrought iron and alabaster,... The Glorious Iron Age of Edgar Brandt and Raymond Subes

Raymond Subes (1893-1970), center table in patinated wrought iron and alabaster, the translucent top featuring decorated with animals and exotic figures carved in low relief, framed by fourteen alabaster slabs, base decorated with scrolls centered with a stylized bouquet resting on two black marble bases, 161 x 121 x 82 cm/63.38 x 47.64 x 32.28 in.
Estimate: €200,000/300,000

Jean Walter (1883-1957) became a billionaire operating lead and zinc mines in Morocco. From 1929 to 1931, he had a group of three monumental buildings constructed at Porte de la Muette in the 16 th arrondissement of Paris. Perfumer Pierre Guerlain, tennis player René…
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Friday 28 May 2021 - 14:00 (CEST) - Live
Salle 13 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Auction Art Rémy Le Fur & Associés