Armand Albert Rateau
An Important and Rare “Oiseaux” Low Table
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December 9, 11:37 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 USD
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Armand Albert Rateau
An Important and Rare “Oiseaux” Low Table
1924
patinated bronze, white and black marble
each foot impressed 5292 AA RATEAU INVR 1209, the underside impressed AA RATEAU INVR. twice
13 1/4 x 40 x 19 1/2 in. (33.6 x 101.6 x 49.5 cm)
Count Hubert O'Brien
Christie's New York, December 13, 1985, lot 572
Private Collection, New York
Christie's New York, Masterworks of 20th Century Design: An Important Private New York Collection, December 17, 2015, lot 15
Christie's New York, December 13, 1985, lot 572
Private Collection, New York
Christie's New York, Masterworks of 20th Century Design: An Important Private New York Collection, December 17, 2015, lot 15
International Studio, December 1925, p. 162 (for the model from the Jeanne Lanvin commission)
Encyclopédie des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes au XXème Siècle, Paris, 1925, vol. V, pl. XXXV (for Lanvin model)
Albert Flament, "Salles de bain modernes," La Renaissance de l'Art Francais et des Industries de Luxe, May 1925, p. 230 (for the model from the Duchess of Alba commission)
"Une salle de bains moderne dans un palais ancien," Vogue, May 1926, p. 32 (for the Alba model)
Yvonne Brunhammer, 1925, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1976, p. 200 (for the Lanvin model)
Alain Lesieutre, The Spirit and Splendour of Art Deco, Secaucus, 1978, p. 276, fig. 259 (for the Lanvin model)
Pierre Kjellberg, Art Deco, Paris, 1981, p. 150 (for the Lanvin model)
Victor Arwas, Art Deco, New York, 1986, p. 82 (for the Lanvin model)
Yvonne Brunhammer, Le Style 1925, Paris, 1987, p. 41, fig. 2 (for the Lanvin model)
Alastair Duncan, A. A. Rateau, New York, 1990, pp. 13, 15, 48 (for the Lanvin model) and 63-65 (for the Alba model)
Derek Ostergard, Art Deco Masterpieces, New York, 1991, pp. 50-51 (for the Lanvin model)
Franck Olivier-Vial and François Rateau, Armand Albert Rateau, Paris, 1992, pp. 14, 45 (for the Lanvin model), 59, 60-61 and 68-69 (for the Alba model)
Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier du XXème Siècle: Dictionnaire des Créateurs, Paris, 1994, p. 540 (for the Lanvin model)
Hélène Guéné, Décoration et Haute Couture, Armand Albert Rateau pour Jeanne Lanvin, un Autre Art Déco, Paris, 2006, pp. 113, 122, 127 and 156 (for the Lanvin model)
Alastair Duncan, Art Deco Complete, Paris, 2010, p. 73 (for the Lanvin model)
Jared Goss, French Art Deco, New York, 2014, p. 179 (for the Alba model)
Encyclopédie des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes au XXème Siècle, Paris, 1925, vol. V, pl. XXXV (for Lanvin model)
Albert Flament, "Salles de bain modernes," La Renaissance de l'Art Francais et des Industries de Luxe, May 1925, p. 230 (for the model from the Duchess of Alba commission)
"Une salle de bains moderne dans un palais ancien," Vogue, May 1926, p. 32 (for the Alba model)
Yvonne Brunhammer, 1925, exh. cat., Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, 1976, p. 200 (for the Lanvin model)
Alain Lesieutre, The Spirit and Splendour of Art Deco, Secaucus, 1978, p. 276, fig. 259 (for the Lanvin model)
Pierre Kjellberg, Art Deco, Paris, 1981, p. 150 (for the Lanvin model)
Victor Arwas, Art Deco, New York, 1986, p. 82 (for the Lanvin model)
Yvonne Brunhammer, Le Style 1925, Paris, 1987, p. 41, fig. 2 (for the Lanvin model)
Alastair Duncan, A. A. Rateau, New York, 1990, pp. 13, 15, 48 (for the Lanvin model) and 63-65 (for the Alba model)
Derek Ostergard, Art Deco Masterpieces, New York, 1991, pp. 50-51 (for the Lanvin model)
Franck Olivier-Vial and François Rateau, Armand Albert Rateau, Paris, 1992, pp. 14, 45 (for the Lanvin model), 59, 60-61 and 68-69 (for the Alba model)
Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier du XXème Siècle: Dictionnaire des Créateurs, Paris, 1994, p. 540 (for the Lanvin model)
Hélène Guéné, Décoration et Haute Couture, Armand Albert Rateau pour Jeanne Lanvin, un Autre Art Déco, Paris, 2006, pp. 113, 122, 127 and 156 (for the Lanvin model)
Alastair Duncan, Art Deco Complete, Paris, 2010, p. 73 (for the Lanvin model)
Jared Goss, French Art Deco, New York, 2014, p. 179 (for the Alba model)