Brazilian Loose Stones & Beads
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CHICAGO — A signature example of ‘protest furniture’ by Brazilian designer Jose Zanine Caldas (1919-2001) is among the starring lots in the Wright Design sale on Thursday, March 28. Previously in a collection in Sao Paulo, the Namoradeira tete-a-tete rocker dating to circa 1963-1967 was consigned by a vendor in New York and is estimated […]
NEW YORK – On April 25, Auctions at Showplace will offer 280 lots from New York City metropolitan area estates, including a selection of fine designer jewelry from a 79th Street Upper East Side address, photography from New York Live Arts, 20th-century paintings and works on paper, furniture, decorative arts, and more. Absentee and Internet […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) – An incredible hulk of an emerald weighing 840 pounds (381 kilograms) was hauled out of a Brazilian mine more than a decade ago and began a global odyssey that ended in Los Angeles Superior Court, where a fight over its ownership is nearing resolution. On Tuesday, a judge eliminated from consideration […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Celebrated Brazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues, whose “Mole” armchair is among the most iconic pieces of Brazilian mid-century design, has died. He was 86 years old. Rodrigues’ secretary, Carla Claro, says Rodrigues died of liver failure Monday at his home in Rio de Janeiro. A Rio native, Rodrigues studied architecture before […]