Year in Review
2017
Thank you for a wonderful 2017 auction year!
Wright presented more than 5,000 lots in 35 auctions totaling $25 million in sales; here is a snapshot of the year in review.
Top 10 Results
Josef Albers
Study for Homage to the Square: Slate and Sky
estimate: $300,000–500,000
result: $485,000
Roy Lichtenstein
Brushstroke Chair and Ottoman
estimate: $200,000–300,000
result: $341,000
Napoleone Martinuzzi
Rare and Important Pulegoso vase, model 3273
estimate: $100,000–150,000
result: $269,000
Barbara Hepworth
Four-Square (Four Circles)
estimate: $150,000–200,000
result: $269,000
Harry Bertoia
Untitled (Sonambient)
estimate: $100,000–150,000
result: $227,000
Carlo Mollino
Important coffee table, model 1114
estimate: $150,000–200,000
result: $215,000
Kenneth Noland
Damson
estimate: $70,000–90,000
result: $197,000
Richard Serra
Horizontal Rectangle to the Floor
estimate: $150,000–200,000
result: $185,000
Pierre Jeanneret
pair of lounge chairs from Punjab University, Chandigarh
estimate: $30,000–50,000
result: $179,000
Paolo Venini
Important Mosaico Tessuto vase
estimate: $100,000–150,000
result: $173,000
Some works got your attention more than others...
10 Most Popular Lots (via page views and shares)
After Isamu Noguchi
dining table
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $96,250
Jeff Koons
Inflatable Pig Costume
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $44,200
Josef Albers
Study for Homage to the Square: Slate and Sky
estimate: $300,000–500,000
result: $485,000
Tom of Finland
Untitled
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $10,625
Agnes Martin
Paintings and Drawings: Stedelijk Museum Portfolio (ten works)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $12,500
Michael Ray Charles
(Forever Free) 2 Legs, 2 Breast, White Girl T.V. Dinner
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $15,000
Napoleone Martinuzzi
Rare and Important Pulegoso vase, model 3120
estimate: $100,000–150,000
result: $112,500
Ed Ruscha
Jet Baby
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $50,000
Victor Vasarely
Kroa A
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $18,750
Roy Lichtenstein
Brushstroke Chair and Ottoman
estimate: $200,000–300,000
result: $341,000
Some days even the rarest and most important works don't find a new home.
5 Items We Loved but Didn't Sell
Isamu Noguchi
Magatama
estimate: $300,000–500,000
Jean Royère
Ski floor lamp
estimate: $40,000–60,000
Harry Bertoia
Untitled (Sonambient)
estimate: $50,000–70,000
Gino Levi-Montalcini
Rare Lounge Chair from Villa Levi-Montalcini, Asti
estimate: $30,000–50,000
Wilhelm Hunt Diederich
Important firescreen
estimate: $60,000–80,000
Videos and gallery shots received the most likes on Instagram, but a few specific works had standout numbers too.
3 Most Liked Items (on Instagram)
Some items are just really special...
1 Item We Will Never See Again
