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    DESIGN SALES BRING IN $15 MILLION AT CHRISTIE’S, NEW YORK

    Monday, December 11th, 2023
    JEAN DUPAS (1882-1964) 
    Set of Three Panels from the ‘Birth of Aphrodite’ Mural from the Grand Salon of The S.S. Normandie, circa 1934 

    The iconic ‘Birth of Aphrodite’ panels created by Jean Dupas for the Grand Salon of the famed liner S.S. Normandie made $378,000 at Christie’s two day series of Design sales in New York. The results were exceptional. The first sale featured a group of works by leading artists and designers from 1900 through to the present and achieved $11,408,670. The second was a showcase of works by glassmaker Louis Comfort Tiffany and the Tiffany Studio and it brought in $3,676,050.  The highest prices were achieved by Les Lalannes, the iconic 20th century artist couple. François-Xavier Lalanne bronzes ‘Singe Alternatif IV’ made $945,000 and a black Bélier made $882,000. The third highest price was made by a ‘Singerie’ armchair by Claude Lalanne.  The top lot of the Tiffany sale was a window – ‘Landscape with Magnolias and Irises’ – which made $705,600, three and a half times its low estimate. 

    TIFFANY STUDIOS
    ‘LANDSCAPE WITH MAGNOLIAS AND IRISES’ WINDOW, CIRCA 1910

    A TIMED ONLINE DESIGN SALE AT DE VERES

    Sunday, January 21st, 2018

    There is a timed online design and art sale by de Veres of Dublin until January 30.  This is an auction of just 89 lots. The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    A MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD, 1960s, BY WILLIAM WATTING FOR FRISTHO FRANEKER  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    A PAIR OF ‘ORANGE SLICE’ CHAIRS, BY PIERRE PAULIN FOR ARTIFORT  UPDATE: THESE MADE 1,200 AT HAMMER

    A MIRRORED SQUARE COFFEE TABLE, FRENCH 1970’S  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    Mike Fitzharris, b.1952 THE PORT AT RINGSEND  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    MARKET FOR IMPORTANT DESIGN GROWS

    Tuesday, November 8th, 2016

    The market for important works of design has gone from strength to strength in recent months.  The Design sale at Sotheby’s in London on November 15 follows on successful similar sales in New York and Paris in 2016.  Following the success of a relaunched dedicated design sale for London in 2015, this second edition will be underpinned by important works of Post-war Scandinavian, Italian, French, American and Contemporary Design, including rare examples by Arne Jacobsen, Gerrit Rietveld, Gio Ponti, Studio Job, Marc Newsom and Nacho Carbonell. The sale takes place just days ahead of the landmark opening of a major new home for London’s Design Museum.

    Fontana Arte - Low Table Model No. 1774

    Fontana Arte – Low Table Model No. 1774  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £50,000

    Gerrit Thomas Rietveld - Zig Zag Chair

    Gerrit Thomas Rietveld – Zig Zag Chair  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £16,875

    Hans Coper - Monumental Spade Form vase

    Hans Coper – Monumental Spade Form vase  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £62,500

    Arne Jacobsen - Desk

    Arne Jacobsen – Desk  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    20th CENTURY AND EUROPEAN DESIGN FURNITURE AND IRISH ART AT DE VERES

    Saturday, October 1st, 2016

    A large pineapple form champagne ice bucket by Mauro Manetti, Florence 1960 (300-500)

    A large pineapple form champagne ice bucket by Mauro Manetti, Florence 1960 (300-500)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 650 AT HAMMER

    An auction of 20th century and quality contemporary design furniture by  de Veres takes place at the Royal College of Physicians, Kildare St., Dublin  at 6 p.m. on October 4.  There are Danish and Italian pieces from the 1950’s, ’60’s and ’70’s with work by designers like Finn Juhl, Arne Vodder, Niels Moller, Philippe Starck, Willy Rizzo, C + B Italia and Poltrona Frau. There will be some lots of modern Irish art with work by Hughie O’Donoghue, Patrick Scott, John Noel Smith, Sean McSweeney, Barrie Cooke and Felim Egan.

    The catalogue cover lot is this large pineapple form champagne ice bucket by Mauro Manetti. Lot 27 is an unusual  cocktail table with hinged burr walnut top that opens to reveal its contents.  The catalogue is online.  Here is a small selection:

    A BURR WALNUT METAMORPHIC COCKTAIL TABLE IN WILLY RIZZO STYLE, FRENCH, 1970s (1,400-1,800)

    A BURR WALNUT METAMORPHIC COCKTAIL TABLE
    IN WILLY RIZZO STYLE, FRENCH, 1970s (1,400-1,800) UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,400 AT HAMMER

    John Noel Smith b.1952 UNTITLED (3,000-5,000)

    John Noel Smith b.1952
    UNTITLED (3,000-5,000)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,600 AT HAMMER.

    A DANISH ROSEWOOD MOBILE BAR, by CFC Silkeborg, 1960s (400-600)

    A DANISH ROSEWOOD MOBILE BAR,
    by CFC Silkeborg, 1960s (400-600)   UPDATE: THIS MADE 370 AT HAMMER

    A PANTELLA STANDARD LAMP, BY LOUIS POULSEN (300-500)

    A PANTELLA STANDARD LAMP,
    BY LOUIS POULSEN (300-500)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 350 AT HAMMER

    THE MT3 ROCKING CHAIR BY RON ARAD FOR DRIADE (400-600)

    THE MT3 ROCKING CHAIR
    BY RON ARAD FOR DRIADE (400-600)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 500 AT HAMMER

    A CABINET DESIGNED FOR INAUGURAL WORLD FAIR AT CRYSTAL PALACE

    Thursday, January 14th, 2016

    The cabinet-en-console designed by Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard and executed by Auguste-Emile Ringuet-Leprince.

    The cabinet-en-console designed by Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard and executed by Auguste-Emile Ringuet-Leprince.

    An extraordinary cabinet-en-console designed by Michel Joseph Napoléon Liénard and executed by Auguste-Emile Ringuet-Leprince for the inaugural 1851 World’s Fair at the Crystal Palace in London is among the highlights at a design sale at Sotheby’s on February 24.  A century of ground-breaking decorative arts and design will be celebrated through a collection of historically important pieces curated by the renowned collector and art historian, Roberto Polo. The collection tells the story of a period of technical and artistic excellence in design, from the masters of the mid-19th century through to the pioneers of Modernism.   The cabinet-en-console received praise from visitors to the World Fair.  It is regarded as a testament to the 19th century taste for innovative and striking furniture. It is estimated at £80,000-120,000.

    Other highlights of the auction include an exceptional pair of Imperial porcelain vases by the Manufacture Royale de Sèvres, delivered to the Palais de Compiègne in 1860 for Napoléon III (£60,000-80 000) and a rare cabinet by Belgian Modernist pioneer Henry van de Velde (£65,000-95,000).

    Daniel Alcouffe, Honorary Chief Curator, Musée du Louvre said: “Roberto Polo is impassioned by art in all of its forms and periods of expression, as long as it possesses intelligence and quality. These works are a compendium of the history of decorative arts in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Hopefully, their re-appearance and the admiration they arouse will simultaneously stimulate research and give birth to new collectors. Start a collection with a work of art discovered and blessed by Roberto Polo, how can one do better?”

    A SERIES OF DESIGN SALES AT CHRISTIE’S

    Tuesday, October 27th, 2015

    Design at Christie's.

    Design at Christie’s.

    There will be a series of seven design auctions by Christies in London, Paris and New York from November 3 to December 18. Lots of exceptional quality and rarity will come up at sales in London, Paris and New York. The auctions kick off in London on November 3. The Design department will present a varied selection of luxury designer furniture from Italy, France, Scandinavia and cutting-edge contemporary African design, as well as key pieces of design from the private collection of renowned Milanese dealer Giuliana Medda.

    Further highlights feature lighting, sculpture, ceramics, glass and metalwork by designers over a wider period spanning the last 120 years. Design sales will take place in Paris on  November23 and in New York on December 17. 

    A DESIGN AUCTION AT DE VERES

    Thursday, October 1st, 2015

    An Italian rosewood circular table from the 1960’s is one of 141 lots of design from Italy, Denmark, France Britain and Ireland which will come under the hammer at de Veres design auction in Dublin on October 6. The sale features furniture, sculpture, carpets, glass and Irish art.  Examples of the materials favoured by leading designers include rosewood, maple, burr walnut, plywood, chrome, leather and gilt brass. The catalogue is on line. Here is a small selection:

    An Italian rosewood circular centre table (1,500-2,500)

    An Italian rosewood circular centre table (1,500-2,500)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 1,400 AT HAMMER

    An Italian rosewood circular centre table (1,500-2,500).

    An Italian rosewood circular centre table (1,500-2,500).

    A pair of rosewood upright bookcases, Danish (800-1,200).

    A pair of rosewood upright bookcases, Danish (800-1,200).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 700 AT HAMMER

    A Danish bureau c1970 (400-600).

    A Danish bureau c1970 (400-600).  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 900 AT HAMMER

    Device - A tapestry by Patrick Scott (1921-2014) (8,000-12,000)

    Device – A tapestry by Patrick Scott (1921-2014) (8,000-12,000)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 14,500 AT HAMMER