Found in the archives a photo of some 15yrs ago. Today my taste is somewhat more modern. But the perks of having made my passion for #art #design #antiques my life, my livelihood, is being surrounded by it. But it can be frustrating at times as well, as you also Have to sell, because it indeed is your livelihood 😫😅 But I have great taste no? 💁🏼♂️😀 A mid 40s pair of low bergeres by Godfather of Exotic Modernism American designer #JamesMont and a 1937 Swedish pilerug by MGB. An important wrought iron & partially gilded Console w black marble top ca.1940, by French designer #GilbertPoillerat (1902 – 1988) famous for his beautiful designs in wrought-iron. On the console a beautiful #LucioFontana Concetto Spaziale ovale in white, late 1960s, current with his retrospective at the Met Breuer. And a pair of French 18th century Empire ormulu gilt bronze candelabra. Above also by Poillerat, a pair of 3-light ormulu gilt bronze appliques, a variation of the model once used in the Restaurant Tour Eiffel in the Eiffel Tower. A gold & black #MarilynMonroe screenprint on canvas by #AndyWarhol. To the left and right 2 fantastic sculptures by Swedish sculptor #OlofAhlberg (I once had the largest collection of his sculptures in the world) Olof Ahlberg (Swedish, 1876-1956) Ahlberg studied under Antonin Ingjalberg at l’Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris. He also met #Rodin who was a major influence. 1935 he designed the commemorative plaque for Alfred Nobel at the Stockholm City Hall. To the left a guilded bronze sculpture of “Diana” Signed & Dated 1943, to the right “St.Georg & the Dragon” Signed & Dated 1918, Guilded Plaster. (Lit.: E.Wilkens ‘O.Ahlberg’ 1930 p.19) #artcollector #neoclassical #artdeco #scandinaviandesign #midcenturymodern #artlife #style #console #bronze real #candles #warhol #arte #kunst #interiordesign #designinterior #inredning #konst #artadvisor #artconsultant https://www.instagram.com/p/Bttz1sJFUu5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18gtowkclvlk6
