Monthly Archives: July 2009

The Shout Out – Center44′s Inventory Update – 7/27/09

Center44 MIDTOWN MANHATTAN’S ANTIQUES AND MODERN MARKETPLACE   "Oh, you ANIMAL, you!" Early to mid-20th C. carved wooden horse in original paint and old gilt finish.  34" h x 27 1/2" w   Darrell Dean at C44  $5500 19th C. Portuguese Palissyware wall plate with applied fishes, eel, butterly and beetle. 12” diam.  Terra Mare at [...]

The Shout Out – Center44′s Inventory Update – 7/20/09

Center44 MIDTOWN MANHATTAN’S ANTIQUES AND MODERN MARKETPLACE  The Bronze Age The Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris reopened last Fall after a massive renovation.  One of the new highlights is the Lanvin suite of rooms.  In the 1930′s, Jeanne Lanvin, one of the most illustrious Paris couturiers of the 20th  Century, hired Albert-Armand Rateau to create an [...]

The Shout Out – Center44′s Inventory Update – 7/13/09

Center44 MIDTOWN MANHATTAN'S ANTIQUES AND MODERN MARKETPLACE Continental carved and giltwood mirror from the 1940's with shell motif. 55″ h x 35″ w Morelock Antiques at C44  $4925 German 1970's.resin mirror with rear illumination feature. 24″ h x 16″ w Maison M at C44  $2800 Contemporary silver-rubbed composite mirror.   41″ h x 51″ w X 2″ [...]

The Shout Out – Center44′s Inventory Update – 7/6/09

Center44 MIDTOWN MANHATTAN’S ANTIQUES AND MODERN MARKETPLACE  FIREWORKS ! This astonishing Lobmeyr chandelier is the same design as the iconic "Met" chandelier that hangs in the Metropolitan Opera House in NYC.  It was designed  in 1966 by Lobmeyr ‘s chief designer at the time, Hans Harald Rath in collaboration with the chief architect of the [...]