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Gorgeous 1920s Lacloche Freres vanity case of black lacquer, gold, diamonds and jade. From Art Deco 1920, FB.

After a composition by Benvenuto Cellini, Italian, 1500–1571. Ganymede with Eagle and Eaglet, 18th century, bronze, partially oil-gilt, 1 1/8 × 5 × 3 3/8 in., 10 lb.

An Amazing Carved Emerald and Diamond Necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels, Circa 1971

Provenance: Formerly In The Collection Of Her Highness Begum Salimah Aga Khan

Wood Engraving Wednesday

BORIS ARTZYBASHEFF

Ukrainian American illustrator and wood engraver Boris Artzybasheff (1899-1965) produced twenty wood engravings to illustrate Orpheus: Myths of the World by Irish author and folklorist Padraic Colum (1881-1972), published in New York by the Macmillan Company in 1930. We show half of those engravings here which display Artzybasheff's distinctive bold forms and labyrinthine compositions. In this book, Colum brings together 58 related myths and legends from a wide range of world cultures, from the myths of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome to those of India, Japan, Polynesia, and the Indigenous western hemisphere.

Our copy of this book  is another donation from the estate of our late friend Dennis Bayuzick.

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Sphinx, Anonymous Italian Maker, 18th century, Jasper cameo on quartz. Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pair of Rabbits (mid- to late 19th century) by Kaigyokusai Masatsugu (Japan, 1813-1892).