Sothebys Coll. de Ceramiques, Villa Clara Schumann Start Price USD 145.00 Current Price USD 145.00 Time Left 28 days 22 hours 48 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 07, 2008 End Time Thursday, February 05, 2009 Location New York, NY See more about 'Sothebys Coll. de Ceramiques, Villa Clara Schumann' Description Collection de Ceramiques Francaises, Verreries et Documentations. Provenant de la Villa Clara Schumann a Francfort Sotheby's, Paris auction catalog Sale # PF5025 "CLARA" Sale date: December 16, 2005 523 lots in the sale. All illustrated in color. Prices realized sheets included. This was a large sale with a massive catalog. Certainly the largest and one of the finest collections of French ceramics from the 1880's through the 1960's ever to be brought to auction. There are a few surveys, published in France, of this material, but nothing as comprehensive as this catalog. Over 500 pieces by virtually every good designer, particularly of ceramics. Essay and captions or entries for all pieces in English and French. These are museum quality pieces, and its difficult to think of anyone Clara Schumann left out. For ceramics: Abbe Pacton (Pierre Pacton), Airebelle, Josef Llorens Artigas, CharlesJean Avisseau, Niles Ivan de Barck, Jean Besnard, Alexandre Bigot, Boch Freres, Ernest Bussiere, Rene Buthaud, Rupert Carabin, Jean Carries, Charles Catteau, Edouard Cazaux, Michel Cazin, Ernest Chaplet, Gustave Joseph Cheret, Demeter Chiparus, Max Claudet, Henri Cros, Louis Dage, Adrian Dalpayrat, Albert Dammouse, Theodore Deck, Emile Decoeur, august Delaherche, Denbac, Desmant, Taxile Doat, Georges de Feure, Marius Fourmont, Roger Guerin, Geno, Maurice Gensoli, Charles Greber, Marcel Guillard, Hector Guimard, Georges Hoentschel, Paul Jeanneney, Francis Jourdain, Frederick Kiefer, Edmond Lachenal, Raoul Lachenal, Robert Lallemant, Pierre Lebasque, Emile Lenoble, Eugene Lion, Jean Luce, Marlotte, Les Massier (Delphin, Clement and Jean Baptiste), Lucien Levy-Dhurmer, Felix Massoul, Jean Mayodon, Mathurin Meheut, Andre Methey, Montieres Les Amiens, Guy Arnoux, Etienne Moreau-Nelaton, Mougin Freres, Emile Muller, Theo Perrot, Pierrefonds, Jean-Marie Pointu, Leon Pointu, Primavera, Alfred Renoleau, Robalbhen (Henri Laurent-Desrousseau), Fernand Rumebe, Anna Quinquaud, Eugenie O'Kin Simmen, Henri Simmen, Seraphin Soudbinine, Henri de Vallombreuse, James Vibert, Charles Virion, Maurice de Vlaminck. For glass: Daum, Louis Majorelle, Amedee de Caranza, De Vez, Emile Galle, Muller Freres, and Charles Schneider. All lots illustrated in color. Short biographical sketch and photograph of each designer. This catalog is in 'as new' condition. Completely clean. No marks to lots or illustrations. This catalog will surely become one of the most sought after surveys of the ceramics of this period. Place a Bid!