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    ART AND DESIGN AT DE VERES IN DUBLIN

    Sunday, April 28th, 2024

    A PAIR OF GILT CIRCULAR COCKTAIL TABLES, MADE FOR THE RITZ HOTEL, PARIS. UPDATE: THESE MADE 3,800 AT HAMMER

    This pair of gilt circular cocktail tables custom made for the Ritz Hotel in Paris and removed when renovated in 2018 come up as lot 23 at de Veres international Art and Design auction in Dublin on April 30. They are estimated at €1,200-€1,800. The sale  features chairs from the Louvre, a Golden Egg chair designed by Arne Jacobsen and Ron Arad designed chairs. The Golden Age of stylish and functional Danish design, from the 1940’s to the 1960’s, is well represented too. It remains popular today as it works in traditional and contemporary spaces. There is art by Pierre Soulages, William Scott, Felim Egan and Barry Flanagan.

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    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

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    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

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