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Auction archive: Lot number 487

A French Art Nouveau walnut and marquetry mantelpiece and mirror by Majorelle, in …

Auction 18.10.2011
18 Oct 2011
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,259 - US$1,889
Price realised:
£2,400
ca. US$3,779
Auction archive: Lot number 487

A French Art Nouveau walnut and marquetry mantelpiece and mirror by Majorelle, in …

Auction 18.10.2011
18 Oct 2011
Estimate
£800 - £1,200
ca. US$1,259 - US$1,889
Price realised:
£2,400
ca. US$3,779
Beschreibung:

A French Art Nouveau walnut and marquetry mantelpiece and mirror by Majorelle, in two sections, 245cm high : Peter Grant (1935-1995), thence by descent. man who 'Led' Zeppelin: Peter Grant was, most famously, the manager of the band Led Zeppelin. Early in his life he had worked as a bouncer, wrestler and a film extra in movies such as The Guns of Navarone and Cleopatra. He became tour manager of Chuck Berry, the Everly Brothers, Gene Vincent and The Animals before taking on the Yardbirds, who were later to become Led Zeppelin. When he flew to New York in 1968 to sign Led Zeppelin to Atlantic Records he secured the highest advance paid to any band at that time. He was instrumental in catapulting Led Zeppelin to superstardom and became one of the most powerful men in the music industry. This collection of Art Nouveau furniture and pictures were formed by Peter Grant whilst touring America and Europe with the band in the 1970s. Between concerts Peter Grant and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page would often visit antique markets and shops as they shared a passion for collecting Art Nouveau and Art Deco furniture and objects. Condition report disclaimer

Auction archive: Lot number 487
Auction:
Datum:
18 Oct 2011
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
Beschreibung:

A French Art Nouveau walnut and marquetry mantelpiece and mirror by Majorelle, in two sections, 245cm high : Peter Grant (1935-1995), thence by descent. man who 'Led' Zeppelin: Peter Grant was, most famously, the manager of the band Led Zeppelin. Early in his life he had worked as a bouncer, wrestler and a film extra in movies such as The Guns of Navarone and Cleopatra. He became tour manager of Chuck Berry, the Everly Brothers, Gene Vincent and The Animals before taking on the Yardbirds, who were later to become Led Zeppelin. When he flew to New York in 1968 to sign Led Zeppelin to Atlantic Records he secured the highest advance paid to any band at that time. He was instrumental in catapulting Led Zeppelin to superstardom and became one of the most powerful men in the music industry. This collection of Art Nouveau furniture and pictures were formed by Peter Grant whilst touring America and Europe with the band in the 1970s. Between concerts Peter Grant and Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page would often visit antique markets and shops as they shared a passion for collecting Art Nouveau and Art Deco furniture and objects. Condition report disclaimer

Auction archive: Lot number 487
Auction:
Datum:
18 Oct 2011
Auction house:
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions
16-17 Pall Mall
St James’s
London, SW1Y 5LU
United Kingdom
info@dreweatts.com
+44 (0)20 78398880
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