WEST HOLLYWOOD CA .- Ébeniste Patrick Edwards was commissioned a few decades ago by patrons of the Crocker Museum in Sacramento, Anne and Malcom McHenry, to recreate a suite of Biedermeier furniture using vintage hand tools and the exotic wood veneers loved by Viennese artisans. After their deaths the pieces were returned to Edwards in a bequest from their estate. The Denenberg Fine Arts Gallery is delighted to share these never-before publicly exhibited exquisite works of art with our clientele. We are especially pleased to report a pre-opening acquisition: the pair of “Tulip” chairs is going to the Mak Center, the important decorative arts museum in Vienna, Austria.

A highlight of the McHenry collection is a floor-standing jewel chest containing 31 secret compartments; it is on exhibit for sale. Priced at $35,000.

Also on view is a recent work, a “treasure box” and stand inspired by a 17th century marquetry coffer in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum. It is composed of 40 different rare species of hardwood sawn veneers on a background of ferreoi (Swartzia Caesalpiniaceae) with pewter, brass, silk, leather, mirror glass, gold leaf, custom hardware, lock and gold key, 22 x 17 x 43 inches. Priced at $65,000.

The gallery walls are displaying a collection of architectural drawings, prints, and photographs by significant artists and designers ranging in price from a few hundred dollars to a few tens of thousands of dollars, including:

Berenice Abbott
Giovanni Bibiena
Frank Gehry
Joseph Giovannini
Zaha Hadid
Gerhard Kallmann
Aric Lasher
Thom Mayne
Michael Morrison
Giovanni Piranesi
Giulio Romano
Stephen Talasnik
Olivier Vidal
Benjamin Wyatt