29 march noon cst | double cabines | george nakashima | 1973 | click > enlarge
The 2012 auction season opens with our bi-annual Modern Design sale featuring works by renowned designers of the 20th century. Sale highlights include an impressive selection of American mid-century design with works by George Nelson & Associates, Charles and Ray Eames, Greta Magnusson-Grossman and Isamu Noguchi. Works by Pierre Jeanneret, George Nakashima, Guido Gambone and a collection of designs from a home and interior in Glencoe, Illinois by Jordan Mozer all figure prominently in this auction.
duchamp sofa | jordan mozer | 1994
waikiki lounges model c4720 | walter lamb | 1952
Modern design features nearly 250 works of exceptional design. Each item will be featured in our award-winning, full-color auction catalog as well as presented in our online preview at [ View lots ] Gallery preview will open 22 > 28 March, open Monday – Saturday 10 am – 5pm and Sunday by appointment | 1440 West Hubbard Street Chicago | 312 563 0020 [ wright auction ] [ auction begins 29 march 2012 | noon cst ]
15 december 2011 |12 pm cst | left: harry bertoia | stahr collection
On 15 December Wright concludes the year with our Important Design auction, a bi-annual sale featuring rare and significant works of the 20th century.
Important Design is comprised of a number of works from prominent collectors and distinguished interiors as well as exceptional forms by the 20th century’s leading artists and designers. The sale includes more than two dozen sculptures by Harry Bertoia, including an excellent Gong and an unparalleled selection of sculptures from the Stahr Collection. Italian master, Gio Ponti features prominently in this sale with a selection of works designed for Villa Arreaza, Caracas (1956), one of two complete residential commissions completed by the designer in Venezuela. Modernist Ettore Sottsass is represented with a large collection of rare glass forms, each from a small edition. And finally, a great collection of beautifully crafted works from interiors designed by Samuel Marx, will be introduced to the market for the first time.
two seat sofa | wendall castle
aristea vase | ettore sottsass
Additional highlights include a matched pair of Long chairs by George Nakashima, a mobile by George Rickey and a Stack Pot by Peter Voulkos. Numerous architectural artifacts from Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan buildings and a selection of works by Isamu Noguchi, including a rare bowl, will be sold alongside important works by Gabriella Crespi, Paul Evans, Max Ingrand, Gino Sarfatti, Roger Tallon, Jean Prouvé and other notable designers. Important Design is comprised of the highest quality works of the 20th century.
Important design features nearly 250 works of exceptional design. Each item will be featured in our award-winning, full-color auction catalog as well as presented in our online preview at [ View lots ] Gallery preview will open December 8th and run through December 14th, open Monday – Saturday 10 am – 5pm and Sunday by appointment | 1440 West Hubbard Street Chicago | 312 563 0020 [ wright auction ]
[ auction 15 december 2011 | noon cst ]
Luminaire presents DesignLove at its newly expanded showroom november 28 > december 6, 2011.
DesignLove stems from an original collaboration between the groundbreaking French design magazine Intramuros and the innovative science company DuPont. Gifted to Luminaire for the 2011 edition of the design showroom’s philanthropic Love Series, the exhibition boasts original works in DuPont™ Corian® solid surfaces, shown together for the first time, to be sold through an online auction benefiting the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami.
[ designlove exhibition ]
28 november > 6 december | luminaire lab 390 1ne 2nd avenue | miami design district | monday>saturday 10am-6pm 305.576.5788
[ designlove event ]
1 december | 6-9pm | open to the public
[ designlove online auction ]
21 november 12pm est through 3 december 6pm est
online link: [ designlove luminaire ]
emile – jacques ruhlmann, rare “elephant” chair, ca. 1926.
Phillips de Pury’s sale of Design Masters, from Ruhlmann to Newson, takes place on Dec. 15 but several days of open houses have brought prospective buyers to the company’s new quarters at Park Avenue and 50th Street.
Auction 15 December 2010 6pm
450 Park Avenue New York
Viewing 10am-6pm
450 Park Avenue New York
about phil patton
auction preview in progress. auction begins 12.08.09.
above: tatra, T87 sedan, czechoslovakia, 1940, 184 w x 67 d x 60 h inches
above: ludwig mies van der rohe and lilly reich, MR 10 chair
above: charles and ray eames, ESU 420-C,
italian futurist table lamp, italy, c. 1930, nickel-plated brass, cast and sand-blasted glass, 5.5 w x 4 d x 16.5 h inches
above: zaha hadid, tcthadid, tea and coffee service, united kingdom, 2003, silver, 25 w x 21 d x 12 h inches
Producer: wright auction
29 march noon cst | double cabines | george nakashima | 1973 | click > enlarge
duchamp sofa | jordan mozer | 1994
waikiki lounges model c4720 | walter lamb | 1952
