M. Stéphane MAB. ca. 1895. SIZE: 63 x 46 5/8 in./160... Lot 6

M. Stéphane MAB. ca. 1895. SIZE: 63 x 46 5/8 in./160 x 118.3 cm PRINTER: Eugene Verneau, Paris DESCRIPTION: M. Stéphane's rare, brilliant, and futuristic design elevates the humble ball bearing to its rightful place: ball bearings, in fact, are the spheres upon which the entire Earth turns. Other planets look on with envy, comets blaze past, and a beautiful nude Muse lies back in dreaming repose, confident in the knowledge that MAB-brand ball bearings spin the gears that crank the Cosmos. (Art Nouveau; Bicycles)