Lot 57
Garillon, Brenner, Quimper Pottery Vessels
Dimensions

Largest 10 x 10 1/2 inches

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Description

An unusual Jean Garillon glazed ceramic globe vase with astrological and celestial motifs, a Rene Emile Brenner polychrome handled vessel depicting scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry - a group of men pondering Haley's Comet with inscription ISTI MIRANT STELLA (These men wonder at the star) and a scene of Harold II and William I, Duke of Normandy, together with three Quimper pitchers, all with maker marks to bases

Provenance

Property from the Collection of Seymour Stein

Condition

Surface dust and minor wear to decoration, base with sticker and adhesive residue

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Seymour Stein

Image for Collection Seymour Stein

Legendary Sire Records co-founder, Seymour Stein, kick-started the era of punk and new wave music in the 1970s and ‘80s, by signing to the label such iconic artists as the Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and famously, in 1982, Madonna. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

Beginning in the early 1970s, while traveling as a young businessman throughout Europe, Stein developed an enthusiasm for early 20th-century art. Wherever he went, he sought out antique stores, art fairs, and major auction houses — ultimately forging a vast collection.

The Collecting Eye of Seymour Stein, Sotheby’s 2003 auction showcased Stein’s interest in Art Deco furniture and porcelain, metalwork and glassware, European Symbolist and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Works from the distinguished collection were also included in Sotheby’s 2018, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, auction.

Seymour Stein passed on April 2nd, 2023