Original designs for the Palazzo Mezzanotte, the current headquarters of Borsa Italiana (Italian Stock exchange) Milan. Purchased directly from the Ponti family, accompanied by a certificate of Authenticity from the Lisa Ponti Archives.
Priced for the set.
Wall decoration
4 Tuscan gilt wood mirrors
Set of four Italian carved gilt wood girandoles,
probably Tuscan, Italy circa 1800
priced for the four
Several repairs, oxidation to the mirror plates, sconces lacking
Portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter after Pablo Picasso by Mourlot
A lithograph of one of Picasso’s more classic profile portraits head of a woman is shaped and contoured suggesting a sculptural relief giving the life-like illusion and recreation of Marie-Thérèse herself. Printed by Mourlot in 1958, Signed by Picasso. Proof(?) for the edition of 150
Created in 1958, this image was created for a poster designated for an exposition of Picasso’s sculptures and drawings during the same year at the Maison de la Pensée Française, Paris. The poster with the lettering was out of an edition of 800 while there was an additional edition of 150 featuring only the image without the text. It is hand-signed by the artist in pencil in the lower right margin.
Having been known to have had a number of muses throughout his lifetime, Picasso did not have one more significant to him than Marié-Thérèse. She was to be the inspiration for several of his works, including this particular lithograph aptly titled Head of a Woman.
The Embrace after Pablo Picasso
After Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
The Embrace, offset lithograph in colours, on watermarked Arches paper, an impression aside from the standard edition of 125, published by Guy Spitzer, Paris, with his blindstamp, paper sheet trimmed – half Spitzer stamp to the reverse
Paris 1954 Unsigned
Ascent of Charles Green’s Nassau Balloon from Cremorne House, Chelsea
Charming naive school oil on canvas depiction of the ascent of Charles Green’s Nassau Balloon from Cremorne House, Chelsea in 1845
Painter unknown, England circa 1850
This painting was originally offered for sale in 1936 part of a consignment of 12 ballooning pictures from the Rt. Hon. Kathleen, Countess of Drogheda at “Messrs. Christie, Manson & Woods at their great rooms 8 King Street, St. James’s Square, London, S.W. 1
(on Friday, November 27, 1936′ at one o’clock precisely 🧐) From the Illustrated London News 1845:
ASCENT OF THE NASSAU BALLOON.
On Monday evening, Mr. Green made a very beautiful ascent in his monster Nassau Balloon, from the grounds of Cremorne House, Chelsea, which were crowded with company to witness the spectacle. There was on the occasion of this ascent some novelty to attract the spectators and to amuse them. In addition to Mr. Green, to Lord George Beresford, and an officer of the 1st Regiment of Life Guards, to one or two other gentlemen, and to Mrs. Green and another lady, there was amongst the “intrepid aeronauts” the celebrated Mr. Thomas Matthews, the Clown of Drury Lane Theatre, who immediately before the ascent favoured his companions in the car, and the thousands of persons who surrounded it, with the favourite ballad of “Hot Codlins.” Mr. Matthews was equipped in fall theatrical costume; the rest of the party in clothes more appropriate for an aerial trip. The ascent was a fine one; it took place shortly before 7 o’clock, the wind blowing lightly from the west.
