Maison Desny (French, est. 1922). Eight-Piece Cocktail Set, circa 1930. Silver-plated brass. 10-1/4 x 4-1/4 inches (26.0... (Total: 8 Items)

Description

Maison Desny (French, est. 1922)
Eight-Piece Cocktail Set, circa 1930
Silver-plated brass
10-1/4 x 4-1/4 inches (26.0 x 10.8 cm) (shaker)
Marks to shaker: DESNY PARIS, MADE IN FRANCE, DEPOSE, 18, (cipher)

The cocktail set comprising:
1 shaker;
6 cups;
1 tray.
8 Total

PROVENANCE (tray and 5 cups):
Tajan, Paris, 20th Century Decorative Arts, May 22, 2014, lot 439.

LITERATURE:
Anne Bony, Les Années 30, Paris, 1987, p. 1054.
Alastair Duncan and Audrey Friedman, "La Maison Desny," The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts, vol. 9, 1988, p. 89.
Bevis Hillier, The World of Art Deco, New York, 1971, p. 89.
Simon Khachadourian, The Cocktail Shaker: The Tanqueray Guide, Wappingers' Falls, NY, 2000, pp. 40-41.
Theodore Menten, The Art Deco Style in Household Objects, Architecture, Sculpture, Graphics, Jewelry, New York, 1997, p. 143.

Property from the Collection of Phillip and Gretchen Arth, Moraga, California

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