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Parisi table, waterscapes featured in Stefek’s Eclectic Summer Auction, July 16

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
Stefek’s anticipates the Ico and Luisa Parisi coffee table, a classic mid-century Italian design for Singer & Sons, will sell in the $10,000-$15,000 range. Stefek’s image
Stefek’s anticipates the Ico and Luisa Parisi coffee table, a classic mid-century Italian design for Singer & Sons, will sell in the $10,000-$15,000 range. Stefek’s image

GROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. – Stefek’s Auctioneers and Appraisers will hold an Eclectic Summer Auction on Thursday, July 16, which will feature a diverse array of fine art, furniture and decorative items. The auction, which consists of more than 260 lots, will begin at 6 p.m. Eastern. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.The auction will feature several notable lots across multiple categories. Noteworthy items include two paintings by Pierre Bittar, who was born in France and currently resides and owns an art gallery in Harbor Springs, Mich. Bittar is known for his Mediterranean seascapes, as well as his depictions of the scenic Harbor Springs area in northern Michigan. The artist’s employment of color and depiction of light is indicative of his admiration for the Impressionist movement.

Pierre Bittar, ‘Coastal Scene,’ oil on canvas. Estimate: 8,000-$12,000. Stefek’s image
Pierre Bittar, ‘Coastal Scene,’ oil on canvas. Estimate: 8,000-$12,000. Stefek’s image
Pierre Bittar, ‘Harbor Springs Landscape,’ oil on canvas. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000. Stefek’s image
Pierre Bittar, ‘Harbor Springs Landscape,’ oil on canvas. Estimate: $8,000-$12,000. Stefek’s image

Another important highlight of the sale is a walnut coffee table designed by Ico and Luisa Parisi for Singer & Sons. Domenico “Ico” Parisi worked in the studio of Italian architect Giuseppe Terragni and studied architecture under Alberto Sartoris at the École Athenaeum in Lausanne, Switzerland, while Luisa Parisi was a student of Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti at the Polytechnic University of Milan. The husband-and-wife duo was ensconced in Italy’s architecture and design scene, and both were members of the Alta Quota architecture group in Como, of which Ico Parisi was a founder. The pair consciously integrated their architectural training into the realm of furniture design, and the featured coffee table is a prime example of such a synthesis.

Ferdinand Parpan, ‘L'accordéoniste,’ bronze, 22in x 17in. Estimate: $30,000-$50,000. Stefek’s image
Ferdinand Parpan, ‘L’accordéoniste,’ bronze, 22in x 17in. Estimate: $30,000-$50,000. Stefek’s image

For more information about the July 16 auction call Stefek’s Auctioneers & Appraisers at 313-881-1800 or email info@stefeksauctions.com. Stefek’s business is located at 18450 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich., between Cadieux and Moross Roads.

View the fully illustrated catalog and register to bid absentee or live via the Internet as the sale is taking place by logging on to www.LiveAuctioneers.com.

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