Erte Pearls AP 2 of 27 Bronze Hand Mirror

Description: ErtePearls AP 2 of 27Bronze Hand Mirror After 35+ years of collecting fountain pens, pen accessories, coins and Erte bronzes and serigraphs I have decided to sell much of my collections. Please check my other eBay listings as I will be posting more items from my various collections on a regular basis. Romain de Tirtoff (23 November 1892 – 21 April 1990) was a Russian-born French artist and designer known by the pseudonym Erte, from the French pronunciation of his initials. He was a 20th century artist and designer in an array of fields, including fashion, jewelry, graphic arts, costume and set design for films, theater, opera and interior décor (from Wikipedia). The Details: For sale is a vintage 1980’s Erte bronze hand mirror, Pearls Artist Proof #2 of 27 Produced. I own all six (6) of Erte’s bronze hand mirrors having acquired them from Dyansen Galleries in San Francisco, California in the early/mid/late 1980’s. I plan on selling all of them (with the exception of maybe Indo-China) so please check my other eBay listings. Some of the hand mirrors Dyansen Galleries procured for me from other private Erte collectors (I was a very good Dyansen customer at the time). I was very serious at the time about owning ALL of the Erte hand mirrors and I had Dyansen on a hunt calling other previous purchasers to see if they would sell one back to them so they could resell it to me; yes, I was that serious about owning all of them at the time. This Erte bronze hand mirror is a little bit rare as it is an Artist Proof (“AP”). Only 27 Artist Proof “Pearls” hand mirrors were produced by the foundry. It is in Mint/Near Mint Condition! I do NOT have the wood case for the hand mirror nor its certificate of authenticity. Sadly, when I purchased the hand mirror Dyansen Galleries promised to track a case down for me, however, the salesperson I was dealing with left the gallery and then I forgot and stored it away. The hand mirror is in ORIGINAL, MINT/NEAR MINT foundry condition and without any visible scratches or issues! I truly love this hand mirror, the beading or “pearls” are beautiful in her headdress and hanging from her hand. So representative of the creative artistic genus that was Erte! After I acquired the hand mirror(s) I had plans on displaying them all in my library, however, I never followed through with that idea and they were stored in one of my library cabinets for decades and forgotten (hence the excellent condition of all the ones I own). The Fine Print: Please see all photos as they are considered part of the description of this listing (photos are of the wood case and hand mirror listed for sale). If you have any questions, feel free to message me before you bid or purchase. Payment is required at auction end; I will only ship to a verified eBay address and not to another location, so please don’t ask. Due to the cost, weight and possibility of damage I will NOT ACCEPT RETURNS on this eBay listing! A flat shipping charge of $49 will be incurred to cover UPS delivery and insurance. International customers the mirror will be shipped via the eBay Global Shipping Program meaning it will be shipped to the eBay Kentucky processing center and then repackaged with customs paperwork to be shipped on to you the purchaser. Note that once I ship the mirror to eBay I no longer have control over their processing and delivery time estimates (they will communicate directly with you on that). Additionally, international customers may be charged customs duty/taxes/VAT as per the import laws of the destination import country, those fees are the buyer’s (i.e. your) responsibility! I urge international customers to contact their local customs office for an estimate of import duties before ordering. Item will not be shipped to a newly registered international buyer with less than 10 positive feedback comments (your order will automatically be cancelled).

Price: 899 USD

Location: Simi Valley, California

End Time: 2024-10-16T16:40:48.000Z

Shipping Cost: 49 USD