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wendall castle

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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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