Property from the Brooklyn Museum | April 9, 2026
Thu, Apr 9, 2026 10:00AM EDT
Lot 686
Gaston Priou Art Deco Room Screen
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for
$22,000
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(French, 1913-1982)
Spanish tropical mountain landscape on a three panel screen, circa 1930, polychrome lacquer, crushed egg shells (coquille d'oeuf), gold leaf/powder, gesso on plywood support, brass hinges, each panel 80-1/4 x 39-1/2 x 1-3/4 in.
Provenance: The Sybarites Gallery, London, purchased 1970 (label verso Seabrite [sic] Gallery); Purchased by the Frank L. Babbott Fund for the Brooklyn Museum of Art collection; Property from the Brooklyn Museum
Literature: Dr. J.C. Mardus, "Histoire de L'Adolescente de L'Ile de Cristal" in L'Illustration, Noel, 1933. The Noel 1933 issue of the magazine L'Illustration includes an article and illustrations of Gaston Priou's work, which substantiates the attribution of this screen to Priou. A copy of this issue is in the Brooklyn Museum's collection (75.48).
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The Sybarites Gallery, London, purchased 1970 (label verso Seabrite [sic] Gallery); Purchased by the Frank L. Babbott Fund for the Brooklyn Museum of Art collection; Property from the Brooklyn Museum
artist intended draw crackle, some flaking, abrasions, some retouch primarily at edges and small points within panels, verso with abrasions to lacquer, some holes, checking and some losses at edges of plywood, structural nails evident verso, London import stickers verso with typed name "F.P. Austin"
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