Favorite Picks: Wright: Important Design

ISAMU NOGUCHI

rare and important Rudder dining suite from the Hasting Estate

An incredible selection of the finest in 20th Century design will be offered at Wright's upcoming Important Design auction.  These are my favorite picks.  

The auction takes place June 6th, see the full preview here.

MOROCCAN

carpet

JOSEPH-ANDRE MOTTE

Tripod chair

PAAVO TYNELL

chandelier

STILNOVO

chandelier

WALTER VON NESSEN

Important and rare chair from the International Exposition of Art and Industry

POUL KJAERHOLM

PK 54 table with a set of six PK 9 chairs

LUDWIG MIES VAN DER ROHE

pair of Barcelona chair and ottomans from Philip Johnson's Wiley House, New Canaan

The above lot, photographed in situ by Ezra Stoller

GIO PONTI

rare coffee table

G.C.M.E

floor lamps, pair

CHARLOTTE PERRIAND

wall lights, set of nine

JEAN PROUVÉ

Standard chairs no. 305, set of four

PIERRE JEANNERET

pair of Committe armchairs from the High Court, Chandigarh

DOMINIQUE (ANDRÉ DOMIN AND MARCEL GENEVIÈRE)

Clemenceau stools, pair

GABRIELLA CRESPI

Pyramid lamp

ILL-FORM

floor lamp

Favorite Picks: Sotheby's Paris: Art Décoratifs du XXe siècle & Design

'RAIE' A BLACK PAINTED METAL SCULPTURE BY SERGE MOUILLE, 1955

An absolutely exquisite collection 20th Century European design will be offered at Sotheby's in Paris, May 22, including this incredible Serge Mouille sculputure. These are my favorite picks.

See the full preview here.

'SATURNE' TABLE LAMP BY SERGE MOUILLE, CREATED IN 1953

A PINE AND OAK VENEERED DAYBED BY CHARLOTTE PERRIAND, CIRCA 1959

A UNIQUE VARNISHED PINE AND PAINTED WOOD BOOKCASE BY CHARLOTTE PERRIAND, 1951

LOUNGE CHAIRS WITH TEAK FEET BY PIERRE JEANNERET, CIRCA 1952-1956

A SET OF SIX LACQUERED STEEL AND PLYWOOD CHAIRS BY JEAN PROUVÉ, 1950

'INFINI', A CARVED WALNUT SCULPTURE BY ALEXANDRE NOLL, CIRCA 1950.

AN OLIVE WOOD CIRCULAR OCCASIONAL TABLE BY GIO PONTI, CIRCA 1935-36

'CERF', A GILT BRONZE TABLE LAMP BY MARIA PERGAY, CIRCA 1960

A GILT BRONZE AND ROCK CRYSTAL TABLE LAMP BY ADO CHALE, CIRCA 1970

Favorite Picks: Wright: Scandinavian Design

A lounge chair in plywood and flagline by PETER KARPF

Some incredible pieces will be offered in Wright's upcoming Scandinavian Design auction, with my affection for the lyrical and organic is well represented in these masterworks. These are my favorite picks.

The auction takes place on May16th in Chicago. See the full preview here.

BRUNO MATHSSON Pernilla 2 lounge chair and ottoman

CARL MALMSTEN Sofa

 

Little Adam lounge chairs by KERSTIN HORLIN-HOLMQUIST

bowls by TAPIO WIRKKALA, Handmade to order

Butterfly chairs by INGE AND LUCIANO RUBINO

Finn juhl Armchairs

rare chair by KNUD FÆRCH

Hammock chaise lounge by Hans Wegner

important PAAVO TYNELL sconces for kaivohuone restaurant, helsinki

POUL KJAERHOLM pk91 stools

skater lounge chair by preben fabricius and jorgen kastholm

ari lounge chairs by arne norell

Favorite Picks: Wright: Living Contemporary

A beautiful blend of art and design will be offered for sale in Wright's annual Living Contemporary auction.  These are my favorite picks.

The sale also includes a collection of works by American artist Christopher Wool, which Wright features in a special catalog here.

The auction takes place on April 25th in Chicago.  See the full preview here.

A rolling polyhedron bar attributed to Ico and Louisa Parisi

A hand-woven Moroccan rug

A dining table by Paul Evans

"Fete" by Francois Stahly

A brass and agate table by Paco Rabanne

A set of 6 wall lights by Charlotte Perriand

A rosewood table with inlaid tiles by Edward Wormley

DS600 Sofa by Ueli Berger, Eleonora Peduzzi-Riva and Heinz Ulrich

"Apres Picasso" side tables by Philip and Kelvin Laverne

Chandelier by Bakalowits and Sohne

Glass Sculpture by Antonio de Ros

Fletcher Benton's "Alphabet D"

Charles and Ray Eames 670 Lounge Chair in custom pink leather

"Eros Collection" table by Angelo Mangiarotti