St Petersburg FL … The Estate Collection of Yves Georges Prade (1904-1992), Vice-President of the Municipal Council of Paris and of the General Council of the Seine will be on the Auction Block October 15th/16th at Burchard Galleries. Prade, a major force in the Parisian art world, was editor and art critic for the “Blue Review” and, along with Pablo PICASSO, was a war time activist for imprisoned artist Max JACOB and others. Prade also served as Secretary of the Management of the Bank of Paris and the Netherlands and Director of Mumm Champagne.

The sale will feature works from the Prade collection by artists such as DE BELAY, Pierre; DE CACHARD, Regis; GLEIZES, Albert; FOUJITA, Tsuguharu; FRIESZ, Achille-Emile Othon; JACOB, Max; LATAPIE, Robert Louis Arthur; REMBRANDT; TOULOUSE, Roger and more..; Also Antiques and works of art from the Estate of John S. Burke Jr., chief executive B. Altman & Company department store chain, 1962-1986 and several exhibited works by English Artist Frederick WHITEHEAD, provenance artist estate.

Other artists represented: DALI, Salvador; INGERLE, Rudolph; JACOULET, Paul; MAX, Peter; PANG, Yseng-Ying; PICASSO, Pablo; RIUS, Jose Ignacio Sanchez (Cuban Artist Josignacio); VAN DIEGHEM, Jacob; and many Japanese Woodblock Prints.

Also, an elegant Knabe Baby Grand Piano; 19th C French Marble Top Furnishings from the Yves Georges Prade Estate; Civil War Swords; Hans Wegner Style Sofas; Coalbrookdale Fern Pattern Cast Iron; Vintage Lighting; Oak Bowfront Curios; Old Posters; Many Pristine Oriental Rugs; French Guilloche Boxes; Vintage Gold, Diamond and Gemstone Jewelry and more included in this “Fresh to the Market” Auction you won't want to miss as it will most certainly be another “Unbelievable Auction Weekend”!

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