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    CLASSIC 20TH CENTURY DESIGN AND CONTEMPORARY ART AT DE VERES

    Tuesday, May 16th, 2017

    More than 300 lots will come under the hammer at the de Veres Design Auction in Dublin on May 21.  The auction will include 100 lots of contemporary art.  There is 20th century furniture by designers like Charles and Ray Eames, Grete Jalk, Erik Jorgensen, Rolf Benz, Arne Jacobsen, Mies Van der Rohe, Hans Wegner, Bruno Mathsson, Pierre Paulin and Erik Buch.  Artists whose work will feature include Tony O’Malley, Patrick Scott, Barrie Cooke, William Scott and Hughie O’Donoghue.  The catalogue is online. Here is a small selection:

    Headland Landscape by William Crozier (1930-2011) (4,000-6,000)  UPDATE: THIS MADE 4,000 AT HAMMER

    A set of 10 French 1970’s dining chairs (1,500-2,500)  UPDATE: THESE MADE 2,600 AT HAMMER

    A pair of chairs by Grete Jalk for France and Sons (1,000-1,500)  UPDATE: THESE MADE 3,800 AT HAMMER

    A PAIR OF CHAIRS BY PIERRE PAULIN FOR ARTIFORT (1,000-1,500)  UPDATE: THESE MADE 850 AT HAMMER

    CLASSIC 20TH CENTURY DESIGN AT DE VERES

    Thursday, April 21st, 2016

    The sale of classic 20th century design & contemporary furniture at de Veres in Dublin on the evening of April 25 will feature Danish and Italian pieces from the 1950’s and ’60’s.  It includes work by makers Arne Jacobsen and Gianfranco Frattini.  A set of six c1925 Art Deco dining chairs by Gaetano Borsani is estimated at 3,000-5,000. Sculpture on offer includes work by F.E. MacWilliam and art includes work by Felim Egan, Pauline Bewick, Richard Gorman and Makiko Nakamura.  The venue for the sale is the Royal College of Physicians on Kildare Street and viewing takes place at de Veres at 35 Kildare St.  The catalogue with 159 lots is online.

    A 1960's Italian rosewood sideboard by Gianfranco Frattini (2,000-4,000)

    A 1960’s Italian rosewood sideboard by Gianfranco Frattini (2,000-4,000)  UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 2,000 AT HAMMER

    One of a set of six Model 7 chairs by Arne Jacobsen (1,000-2,000)

    One of a set of six Model 7 chairs by Arne Jacobsen (1,000-2,000)  UPDATE: THE SET SOLD FOR 1,200 AT HAMMER