09/29/2026
The “Patte d’Ours” (Bear’s Paw) bowl is hand-sculpted by Georges Jouve, featuring his rich organic glazed ceramic form. It rests perfectly upon a sculptural tripod base crafted by Mathieu Matégot, combining his pioneering black lacquered metalwork with woven rattan accents. Much more than a functional ashtray, this pedestal stand serves as a monumental piece of mid-century design, representing a golden era of collaborative design in Paris.
Jonah Koppel is a Chicago Artist. His compositions are largely unplanned. He avoids working from sketches or reference photos, instead opting to tap into his subconscious to pull imagery purely from the imagination. He frequently paints on coarse jute rather than traditional linen.
A Two-Tiered End Table by the legendary modernist designer and cabinetmake André Sornay. Sornay was an outsider who developed revolutionary fabrication techniques and new ideas about furniture material that laid the groundwork for modern furniture brands of today. Sornay approached furniture through a lens of clean lines, structural logic, and visual weight. This rare table perfectly illustrates his mastery of early Art Deco and avant-garde composition. Constructed with meticulous precision out of premium rosewood and walnut, this architectural piece transitions seamlessly into contemporary spaces. The two circular, highly polished wood tiers create a floating illusion as they intersect a dramatic, deep black lacquered geometric frame. Sornay’s studio burned down in 1942 and much of his work and research was destroyed, making his early works increasingly difficult to aquire.
These iconic Jeanneret chairs were originally created for the High Court and administrative offices of Chandigarh, India—the modernist utopia masterplanned by Jeanneret and his cousin, Le Corbusier. This particular pair of Advocate armchairs boasts impeccable lineage, sourced directly from the globally renowned Galerie Patrick Seguin in Paris, providing the ultimate stamp of archival authenticity and provenance…
