Lot n° 6
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(CR) Rare set comprising the Livre d'or for the year 1953 an - Lot 6
(CR) Rare set comprising the Livre d'or for the year 1953 and the Livre d'or for the period 1948 to 1955, from Camille Renault's restaurant "Le Big Boy".
Bound in brown leather, spine inscribed in gold letters "Camille Renault, Livre d'or 1953", signature of bookbinder Soukiassian; and bound in brown leather and unbleached cloth, spine inscribed in gold letters "Livre d'Or 1948-1955 Camille Renault".
Comprising around 467 and 273 pages respectively, the two Livres d'Or feature numerous autographs from famous figures of the period, including :
Edmond de Rothschild, Ginette Raymond Weil, Georges Villa, Marcel Escofier (grandson of Melba Peach), Danièle Delorme, Marcel Gromaire, Georges Hugnet, Belmondo, Edgar Faure, Foujita, Serge Poliakoff, Marcelle Poliakoff, Marjorie Schiele, Lapicque, ...
Other members of the SAD (Salon des Artistes Décorateurs) include André Thuret, Boris Lacroix, Paul Bonet (bookbinder), Germaine de Coster (designer), ...
One of the SAD members writes:
"The tables were not signed Renoir (?), too bad.
The chairs were not signed Dunand, too bad.
The plates weren't signed Luce, too bad.
The tablecloths were not signed Manet, too bad
The kitchen was signed Renault, too bad.
These autographs are accompanied by numerous watercolors, ink and pencil drawings on paper, including :
LAPICQUE, Charles (1898-1988) :
Grand Steeple Chase
Ballpoint pen on paper, signed and dated June 16, 1953, lower left.
MUSIC, Zoran Antonio (1909-2005):
Riders
Graphite on paper signed and dated June 16, 1953 lower right.
FERRARI, Antoine (1910-1995):
Chez Camille Renault, le docteur Jean Angot
Watercolor on paper signed lower left, titled and dated March 1953 upper right.
MANE-KATZ (1894-1962):
Portrait of a Rabbi
Ink and Indian ink on paper signed lower left.
VANDERSTEEN, Germain (1897-1985) :
Flowers
Watercolor on paper signed and dated April 1953 lower right.
KRAFFT, M.T. (20th century):
Portrait of Camille Renault
Watercolor on paper signed and dated July 1, 1953 lower right.
CHEVOLLEAU, Jean (1924-1996) :
Sleeping Dog
Graphite on paper, signed and dated 1953 lower right.
VANDERSTEEN, Germain (1897-1985):
Sitting Leopard
Ballpoint pen on paper signed and dated 1953 lower left and center.
AIZPIRI, Paul (1919-2016):
Clown
India ink on paper signed right near center.
CALLE, Denise (b. 1915):
Bull
Watercolor and ink on paper signed and dated 1953 lower right.
CHAPIRO, Jacques (1887/97-1972):
Couple
Ballpoint pen on paper signed lower left and dated 1953 lower right.
SCHURR, Claude (1921-2014):
Child with lobster
Ballpoint pen on paper signed lower right.
PONS, Jean (1913-2005) :
Untitled
Watercolor on paper signed and dated 53 lower left.
PERRE, Danièle (1924-2009):
Portrait de Camille Renault et son chien
India ink on paper signed lower right.
PERRE, Danièle (1924-2009) :
Sailboats
Indian ink on paper, signed lower right.
LORJOU, Bernard (1908-1986) :
Portrait de Camille Renault
Ballpoint pen on paper signed and dated 1952 lower right.
ARNOULD, Reynold (1919-1980):
Seated cat
Watercolor on paper signed lower right.
LAGRANGE, Jacques (1917-1995) :
At the restaurant
Ink on paper, titled top left and signed center right.
GISCHIA, Léon (1903-1991) :
Still Life with a Bottle of Macon
Ink on paper signed and dated 1953, center right.
SAVARY, Robert (1920-2000) :
Souvenir de Capri
Watercolor on paper signed lower right, titled and dated 53 lower left.
CHAPIRO, Jacques (1887/1897-1972):
Golgotha
Ballpoint pen on paper signed and dated 1953 lower right, titled upper left.
BEZOMBES, Roger (1913-1994):
Café "A Van Gogh
Watercolor and ink on paper, signed lower right.
PICHETTE, James (1920-1996):
Composition (1949)
Watercolor on paper signed and dated 1949 lower center, dedicated "A Camille Renault un soir".
MARZELLE, Jean (1916-2005):
Female nude
Ballpoint pen and watercolor on paper, signed lower right.
PAPART, Max (1911-1994):
Young girl in profile
Ink on paper signed lower left, dedicated "pour Camille Renault".
LONGANESI, Leo (1905-1957):
Couple
Watercolor on paper signed and dated 1949 lower right.
OBERLE, Jean (1900-1961):
Portrait of Camille Renault
Ink on paper signed and dated January 1949 lower right, dedicated "à Camille Renault amicalement".
VANDERSTEEN, Germain (1897-1985) :
Bird
Watercolor on paper signed lower left.
CHEVOLLEAU, Jean (1924-1996) :
Maternity
Watercolor on paper signed upper right.
GOETZ, Henri (1909-1989):
Crowned horse
Graphite on paper signed lower left, dedicated "MERCI Camille Renault".
TAMBURI, Orfeo (1910-1994):
Portrait of Camille Renault
India ink on paper signed, located in Paris and dated July 4, 1949, top right.
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