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important design auction. wright.

Dec 11, 2014

nuage bibliothèque | charlotte perriand | ateliers jean prouvé for galerie steph simon | c. 1956

this is a great offering. important design is among wright’s most exclusive auctions of the year. the most celebrated designers of the 20th century are represented in this auction, including paul evans, charlotte perriand, ron arad, harry bertoia, george nakashima, pierre jeanneret, max ingrand and gio ponti.

highlights of the sale include a selection of designs by frank lloyd wright, such as a pair of lounge chairs from the clarence sondern house in kansas city, and a desk from the impertial hotel, tokyo. also outstanding in important design is a mesa coffee table designed by t.h. robsjohn-gibbings, a pair of prefacto chairs by pierre guariche, an iconic wonderlamp by verner panton, and a studio-made general motors firebird iii model designed by the legendary harley j. earl.

big easy volume 2 for 2 | ron arad | ron arad associates | 1989

welded front cabinets, pair | paul evans | paul evans studio | 1969

chandelier, model 1441 | max ingrand | fontana arte | c. 1954

grande compass table from the electricité de france, marcoule | jean prouvé | ateliers jean prouvé | c. 1954

nocturne radio, model 1186 | walter dorwin teague | sparton corporation | 1936

[ important design design ] includes many 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 ] | 1440 west hubbard street chicago | 312 563 0020 [ auction / chicago ]

auction > 11 december 2014 | 12 noon cst

Wright’s important design auction totals $5,673,900.

Dec 20, 2011

pedestal table | isamu nogguchi | click > enlarge

Overall sales were strong with a number of lots achieving notable prices. Most remarkable was the sale of a pedestal table by Isamu Noguchi which sold for $320,500; estimated at $3000-5000, the pedestal sold for 100 times its estimated value.

laurent house | frank lloyd wright

The highest selling lot was [ Frank Lloyd Wright’s Kenneth Laurent House and Furnishings ] in Rockford, Illinois. The home, estimated at $500,000-700,000, sold for $578,500 to the Laurent House Foundation, Inc. The Laurent House Foundation, Inc. intends to turn the Kenneth Laurent House into a living museum open to the public. The foundation acquired the home with community-raised funds; contributions were made by the State of Illinois, City of Rockford, Winnebago County, private donors and foundations.

Other top lots from the sale include a coffee table by Carlo Mollino that sold for $206,500, a custom coffee table from Villa Arreaza by Gio Ponti that sold for $170,500, a monumental Bush form by Harry Bertoia that sold for $146,500 and an important two seat sofa by Wendell Castle that sold for $134,500.

coffee table | carlo mollino

coffee table | gio ponti

two seat sofa | wendall castle

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