Simona Oprea
Head of Oriental Art, Traditional Art & Carpets Evaluation Office; Chinese Language Certificate HSK 4
96. "Celestial Music" - decorative statuette made of painted wood, 19th century, originating from the collection of the world vice-champion of bridge Coriolan Neamțu
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96. "Celestial Music" - decorative statuette made of painted wood, 19th century, originating from the collection of the world vice-champion of bridge Coriolan Neamțu
Estimate:
EUR 150 - 250
Sold post auction
EUR 150
References
The collection of the world vice-champion in bridge, Coriolan Neamțu.
polychrome carved wood, h=53 cm
PROVENANCE
Coriolan Neamțu was born in 1925, in Satu-Mare, in a family of Transylvanian intellectuals. He graduated from the Law Faculty and the Academy of High Commercial and Industrial Studies in Bucharest. His special concern for the game of bridge allowed him to overcome professional dissatisfaction, inherent to the communist regime, and to dedicate himself passionately to bridge. He was an active promoter and organizer of the game of bridge in Romania, a tournament director and bridge teacher. Coriolan Neamțu wrote and edited between 1970-1983 (the year when bridge was officially banned in Romania) the magazine "Expert Bridge", printed and distributed in hundreds of copies in a semi-covert way. A professional journalist, with a column in national magazines and newspapers and many contributions to prestigious foreign magazines, he wrote several bridge literature works: "Competitive Bridge" (1973), "Fun Bridge" (1982), "Start Bridge" (1990), "Humorous Bridge" (1991) and "Bridge Conventions" (1991). Being a great animal lover, the author published in 1979 a book titled "The Dog, Man's Friend", which enjoyed great success at the time of its appearance. In 2000 he published the volume of maxims and thoughts "Restitutio in absurdum". He was a member of the Jockey Club Romania, the International Association of Bridge Journalists, the vice world champion of the IBPA bridge in 1992 in Salsomaggiore, and the editor of the bridge column in the magazine "Free Time", the weekly supplement of the newspaper "Free Romania".
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Simona Oprea
Head of Oriental Art, Traditional Art & Carpets Evaluation Office; Chinese Language Certificate HSK 4
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