Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)

comprising: 'Ce qui contient un sac, n* 862, "Le baton du Rouge", Il. 1925', 'Ce qui contient un sac, n* 864, "Le miroir", (ouvert), Il. 1925' and 'Ce qui contient un sac, n* 865, "Le mouchoir", Il. 1925', all signed in ink `Erté', the reverse titled in ink and stamped with artist's studio stamp 'Erté / Romain de Tirtoff / 124, Rue de Brancas / Sèvres (S.-&-O.)' and further stamped '406 A', '404 A', and '409 A' respectively, and with other archival annotations

Leipzig, Museum der Bildenden Künste, Gunter Sachs, 2008, p. 128

'Le baton du Rouge': Slightly yellowed and with minor handling creases; fixed twice to non-archival mount with non-archival tape. 'Le miroir': Black ink with a number of scuffs and marks. Crease underneath outstretched arm with resulting loss of surface pigment; another crease across mid-back of the left-hand figure. Small area of rough paper above left-hand figure's left hand; fixed twice to non-archival mount with non-archival tape. 'Le mouchoir': Yellowed, particularly to outer edge of verso; minor handling creases; two pin-marks to lower right-hand corner; fixed twice to non-archival mount with non-archival tape.
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