Christie’s Online Mag no. 162

Two major avant-garde figures, one imaginary journey and a groundbreaking collaboration



Who was the Master E.S. — and what does this rare, 15th-century print tell us about his life?



The legend of Mexico’s silver capital, and a sale of wonderful pieces by its early pioneers



Vintage posters by the graphic designers who lured skiers to Europe’s fledgling resorts



A guide to Goya, described as both the last Old Master and the father of Modernism



Why Grayson Perry loves his ladies’ bike — and riding around like a ‘two-wheeled flâneur’


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Editor’s picks





Double life-size, these are instructional models of the American M.1 Garand semi-automatic service rifle, which was standard issue during World War II and the Korean War

Estimate: £5,000-8,000
29 January, London






A small number of impressions were made of Double Portrait of the Painter Konrad Eberhard and his Brother Franz by Johann Anton Ramboux (1790-1866), probably for the Eberhards to distribute amongst friends

Estimate: $50,000-70,000
29 January, New York






This Japanese screen celebrates the traditional art form of ariso byobu — ‘rough sea screens’ — which was popular in the 16th century, and influenced Hokusai

Estimate: £6,000-10,000
30 January, London






Jacques le Moyne de Morgueswas a member of Jean Ribault’s ill-fated expedition to Florida in 1562. He later settled in England, where his patrons included Sir Walter Raleigh

Estimate: $80,000-120,000
31 January, New York


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(Detail) Blaise Cendrars and Sonia Delaunay, La Prose du Transsibérien et de la Petite Jehanne de France. Paris: Editions des Hommes Nouveaux, 1913. Estimate: €150,000–200,000. Offered in the Bibliothèque Marc Litzler sale on 20 February at Christie’s in Paris // (Detail) Bernard Villemot (1911-1989), Winter Sports, France. Estimate: £1,500-2,000. Offered in Interiors on 29 January at Christie’s in London // Vogue Elite bicycle, photo courtesy of Europe Cycle Company // Illustration of Grayson Perry by Samuel Kerr