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Important Design illustrated the strength of the high-end works with several exceptional results including the sale of the Noguchi dining table for Milton Greene at $1,653,000, a record for a furniture lot sold by Wright as well as the highest price for a dining table by the artist Sale total $4,459,825
Sold 72% by lot
Sold 123% by value

100 Mathias Bengtsson

Slice chair

$20,000–30,000

101 R. Buckminster Fuller

Geodesic Tensegrity Sphere, 120 Strut, 4 Frequency Dome

$50,000–70,000

102 John Chamberlain

sofa

$15,000–20,000

result: $50,000

103 Harvey Littleton

Red Ringer

$15,000–20,000

result: $10,000

104 Harush Shlomo

Out of the Box

$10,000–15,000

result: $12,500

105 After Alberto Giacometti

Tête de Femme floor lamps, pair

$20,000–30,000

result: $62,500

106 László Moholy-Nagy

Light and Glass Abstraction

$20,000–30,000

107 Pietro Chiesa

Rare coffee table

$60,000–80,000

108 Wendell Castle

table

$30,000–50,000

result: $37,500

109 T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

Important and Rare Mesa table

$50,000–70,000

result: $143,000

110 Wendell Castle

Jersey Girl floor lamp

$5,000–7,000

result: $9,375

111 Shiro Kuramata

Furniture in Irregular Forms, Side 1

$7,000–9,000

result: $10,000

112 Ettore Sottsass

Rare tondos, set of three

$80,000–100,000

Isamu Noguchi The Milton Greene Dining Table

113 Wendell Castle

Nirvana chair

$20,000–30,000

result: $27,500

114 Isamu Noguchi

Important and Unique Dining Table for Mr. & Mrs. Milton Greene

$1,000,000–1,500,000

result: $1,653,000

115 Hans Coper

Tall bottle vase with disc top

$20,000–30,000

result: $33,800

116 Hans Coper

Vessel

$10,000–15,000

result: $30,000

117 Hans Coper

Pot with disc top

$15,000–20,000

result: $35,000

118 Isamu Noguchi

table lamps, pair

$4,000–5,000

result: $5,000

119 George Nakashima

Conoid coffee table

$15,000–20,000

result: $18,750

120 George Nakashima

Exceptional Free-Edge Sliding Door Cabinet

$70,000–90,000

121 Harry Bertoia

Untitled (Sonambient)

$30,000–40,000

122 George Nakashima

Conoid dining table

$40,000–60,000

result: $62,500

123 George Nakashima

table lamp

$7,000–9,000

result: $15,600

124 Harry Bertoia

Untitled (Bush Form)

$15,000–20,000

result: $20,000

125 George Nakashima

hanging wall-cabinet

$20,000–30,000

result: $27,500

126 George Nakashima

nightstands, pair

$5,000–7,000

result: $16,250

127 George Nakashima

Conoid coffee table

$20,000–30,000

result: $42,500

128 George Nakashima

queen-size headboard

$20,000–30,000

result: $8,750

129 Harry Bertoia

Untitled (Welded Form)

$5,000–7,000

result: $5,625

130 George Nakashima

Trestle dining table

$15,000–20,000

result: $45,000

131 Harry Bertoia

mallet

$8,000–12,000

result: $8,750

The Wearable Art of Manette van Hamel

132 Harry Bertoia

Untitled (Gong)

$30,000–50,000

result: $37,500

133 Harry Bertoia

Pendant

$5,000–7,000

134 Paul Evans

wall-mounted cabinet, model PE 39

$7,000–9,000

result: $10,625

135 Paul Evans

Argente cube, model PE 37

$5,000–7,000

result: $10,625

136 Paul Evans

Argente cube, model PE 37

$5,000–7,000

result: $9,375

137 Manette van Hamel

necklace

$7,000–9,000

result: $6,875

138 Manette van Hamel

ring

$5,000–7,000

139 Manette van Hamel

bracelet

$10,000–15,000

140 Manette van Hamel

ring

$10,000–15,000

result: $10,000

141 Manette van Hamel

necklace

$10,000–15,000

142 Manette van Hamel

bracelet

$10,000–15,000

143 Ettore Sottsass

Quello Che Sento from the Ruins series

$5,000–7,000

result: $6,875

144 Guy Dill

Untitled

$7,000–9,000

145 Ettore Sottsass

Cabinet no. 69

$40,000–60,000

result: $68,750

146 Constantin Boym

Missing Monument prototypes, collection of twenty

$20,000–30,000

result: $35,000

Unique Works by Wharton Esherick The Lawrence and Alice Seiver Collection

147 Art Smith

Patina necklace

$10,000–15,000

result: $11,250

148 Ettore Sottsass

Vase no. 21

$8,000–10,000

result: $10,000

149 After Ellsworth Kelly

Primary tapestry

$10,000–15,000

result: $25,000

150 Jon Brooks

occasional table

$5,000–7,000

151 Ettore Sottsass

lidded vessel

$5,000–7,000

result: $5,625

152 Ettore Sottsass

Rare Vaso Tornito

$30,000–50,000

result: $30,000

153 Wharton Esherick

Important sofa for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$80,000–120,000

154 Wharton Esherick

wall-mounted light for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$25,000–35,000

result: $25,000

155 Wharton Esherick

Important three-legged dining table for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$50,000–70,000

result: $60,000

156 Wharton Esherick

Captain's chair for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$7,000–9,000

result: $9,375

157 Wharton Esherick

mirror for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$7,000–9,000

158 Wharton Esherick

wall-mounted light for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$10,000–15,000

159 Wharton Esherick

bench for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$15,000–20,000

160 Wharton Esherick

wall panel and shelf for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$20,000–30,000

161 Wharton Esherick

large platter for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$10,000–15,000

162 Wharton Esherick

bowl for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$3,000–5,000

result: $5,000

163 Wharton Esherick

platter for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$7,000–9,000

164 Wharton Esherick

three-legged stool for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$3,000–5,000

result: $6,875

165 Wharton Esherick

three-legged stool for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$3,000–5,000

result: $6,875

166 Wharton Esherick

wall-mounted light for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,300

167 Wharton Esherick

Hammer Handle chair for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$6,000–8,000

168 Wharton Esherick

dining table for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$20,000–30,000

169 Wharton Esherick

Hammer Handle chair for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$6,000–8,000

170 Wharton Esherick

coffee table for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$10,000–15,000

result: $17,500

171 Wharton Esherick

console for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$3,000–5,000

result: $3,750

172 Wharton Esherick

mirror for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$10,000–15,000

result: $42,500

173 Wharton Esherick

Fair Art Thou (from The Song of Solomon)

$500–700

result: $688

174 Wharton Esherick

coffee table for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$25,000–35,000

result: $30,000

175 Wharton Esherick

wall-mounted shelf for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$2,000–3,000

result: $5,313

176 Wharton Esherick

Captain's chair for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$7,000–9,000

result: $8,750

177 Wharton Esherick

Captain's chair for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$7,000–9,000

178 Wharton Esherick

dining table for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$7,000–9,000

result: $9,100

179 Wharton Esherick

Captain's chair for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$7,000–9,000

180 Wharton Esherick

Captain's chair for Lawrence and Alice Seiver

$7,000–9,000

181 Serge Mouille

Rare Petit Signal lamp

$30,000–50,000

result: $52,500

182 Alexandre Noll

bowl

$7,000–9,000

result: $4,375

183 Charlotte Perriand

Rare dining table from Hôtel le Doron, Méribel

$10,000–15,000

result: $20,000

184 Serge Mouille

Suspension à Trois Bras Pivotants

$30,000–50,000

result: $68,750

185 Alexandre Noll

bowl

$4,000–6,000

result: $5,000

186 Alexandre Noll

Visage

$7,000–9,000

result: $15,000

187 Charlotte Perriand

Rare table from Maison de la Tunisie, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris

$10,000–15,000

188 Charlotte Perriand

large wall sconces, set of eight

$3,000–5,000

result: $8,750

189 Serge Mouille

Lampadaire

$10,000–15,000

result: $12,500

190 Jean Prouvé

Standard desk

$30,000–50,000

191 Jean Prouvé

Antony chair

$20,000–30,000

result: $25,000

192 Charlotte Perriand

wall-mounted shelf

$25,000–35,000

result: $39,000

193 Charlotte Perriand

low stool

$3,000–5,000

result: $6,250

194 Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret

Bridge armchairs from High Court, Chandigarh, pair

$20,000–30,000

195 Jean Prouvé

armoire, model AP11

$20,000–30,000

result: $25,000

196 Pierre Jeanneret

stools from Punjab University, Chandigarh, set of three

$7,000–9,000

result: $7,000

197 Pierre Jeanneret

table from Cité de Refuge de l'Armée du Salut, Paris

$7,000–9,000

result: $7,500

198 Serge Mouille

Applique simple à deux bras

$10,000–15,000

199 Pierre Jeanneret

Rare lounge chairs, pair

$20,000–30,000

result: $87,500

200 Charlotte Perriand

dining chairs, set of four

$5,000–7,000

result: $4,375

201 Jean Royère

Herbier queen-size bed

$10,000–15,000

result: $30,000

202 Alexandre Noll

Rare table lamp

$10,000–15,000

result: $16,250

203 Charlotte Perriand

armchairs, pair

$10,000–15,000

204 Charlotte Perriand

stools from Les Arcs, Savoie, pair

$5,000–7,000

result: $6,875

205 Pierre Jeanneret

Bahut no. 1

$20,000–30,000

result: $17,500

206 Georges Jouve

wall-mounted coat rack

$3,000–5,000

result: $4,063

207 Jean Prouvé

'Semi-Metal' chair, No. 305

$6,000–8,000

result: $12,500

208 Pierre Jeanneret

table from Cité de Refuge de l'Armée du Salut, Paris

$10,000–15,000

result: $8,750

209 Pierre Guariche

wall-mounted lamp

$7,000–9,000

result: $10,625

210 Serge Mouille

Applique à Trois Bras Pivotants

$40,000–60,000

211 Georges Jouve

wall-mounted coat rack with mirror

$3,000–5,000

result: $3,750

212 Alexandre Noll

bowl

$10,000–15,000

result: $20,000

213 Roger Capron

set of four stands

$7,000–9,000

result: $6,250

214 Charlotte Perriand

wall sconces, set of ten

$5,000–7,000

result: $5,313

215 Franco Albini

table, model TL2

$7,000–9,000

216 Franco Albini

Tre Pezzi lounge chairs, pair

$10,000–15,000

result: $11,250

217 Angelo Lelii

6 Lune ceiling light

$15,000–20,000

result: $30,000

218 Franco Albini and Franca Helg

desk, model TL 22, cart and Luisa chair

$7,000–9,000

result: $8,750

219 Osvaldo Borsani

L77 daybed

$7,000–9,000

result: $11,250

220 Angelo Lelii

3 Lune ceiling light

$7,000–9,000

result: $32,500

221 Fontana Arte

sconces model 2051, pair

$4,000–6,000

result: $6,875

222 Piero Fornasetti

Obelischi folding screen

$8,000–10,000

223 Angelo Lelii

ceiling light, model 12607

$7,000–9,000

result: $8,125

224 M. Vuillermoz

bar cabinet

$10,000–15,000

result: $27,500

225 Italian

floor lamp

$5,000–7,000

result: $12,500

226 Angelo Mangiarotti

pair of chairs from Club 44 at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland

$10,000–15,000

227 Giuseppe Barovier

A Murrine lidded vessels, pair

$10,000–15,000

result: $7,500

228 Ico Parisi

armchairs, pair

$8,000–10,000

229 Paolo Venini

Inciso vase

$9,000–12,000

230 Paolo Venini

Clessidre, set of five

$5,000–7,000

result: $5,000

231 Marco Zanuso

Martingala chairs, set of three

$7,000–9,000

result: $13,750

232 Ico Parisi

Rare lamps, model 244

$10,000–15,000

result: $16,250

233 Pierre Jeanneret

pair of Committee armchairs from High Court, Chandigarh

$25,000–35,000

result: $35,000

234 Pierre Jeanneret

sofa from High Court, Chandigarh

$25,000–35,000

235 Pierre Jeanneret

set of three file racks from the Administrative Buildings, Chandigarh

$20,000–30,000

result: $32,500

236 Pierre Jeanneret

coffee table from the PGI Hospital, Chandigarh

$3,000–5,000

result: $8,125

237 Pierre Jeanneret

bookrack from the Assembly, Chandigarh

$7,000–9,000

result: $16,250

238 Valentine Schlegel

bottle with stopper

$20,000–30,000

239 Pierre Jeanneret

Rare pair of lounge chairs from the High Court, Chandigarh

$30,000–50,000

240 Pierre Jeanneret

dining table from the Cafeteria at Punjab University, Chandigarh

$7,000–9,000

result: $8,125

241 Pierre Jeanneret

daybed from the Private Residences, Chandigarh

$10,000–15,000

result: $20,000

242 Pierre Jeanneret

chairs from Chandigarh, set of ten

$30,000–50,000

result: $32,500

243 Pierre Jeanneret

coffee table from Chandigarh

$8,000–12,000

result: $15,000

244 Pierre Jeanneret

lounge chairs from Chandigarh, pair

$20,000–30,000

result: $22,500

245 Pierre Jeanneret

lounge chairs from Chandigarh, pair

$30,000–50,000

result: $55,000

246 Pierre Jeanneret

sofa from Chandigarh

$30,000–50,000

result: $52,500

247 Pierre Jeanneret

folding screen from the Administrative Buildings, Chandigarh

$7,000–9,000

result: $11,875

248 Serge Mouille

Agrafee table lamp

$5,000–7,000

result: $10,000

249 Pierre Jeanneret

Rare lounge chairs from Chandigarh, pair

$50,000–70,000

250 Harald Nielsen

Pyramid flatware set

$9,000–12,000

result: $12,500

251 Finn Juhl

desk

$10,000–15,000

result: $16,250

252 Poul Kjaerholm

PK 9 chairs, set of six

$20,000–30,000

253 Raymond Loewy

Discovery flatware

$5,000–7,000

254 Poul Kjaerholm

PK 54 dining table

$7,000–9,000

result: $8,750

255 Mogens Lassen

stool

$1,500–2,000

result: $3,750

256 Barbro Nilsson

Salerno flatweave carpet

$7,000–9,000

result: $8,750

257 Finn Juhl

bench

$5,000–7,000

result: $9,375

258 Axel Salto

Budding vase

$15,000–20,000

259 Kaare Klint

sofa

$10,000–15,000

result: $17,500

260 Finn Juhl

Early and Rare armchairs model NV-46, pair

$20,000–30,000

261 Ilmari Tapiovaara

Rare luggage racks for Rauma-Repola Company, pair

$5,000–7,000

result: $8,750

262 Barbro Nilsson

Monumental Carnation tapestry weave carpet

$40,000–60,000

263 Paavo Tynell

floor lamp, model 9607

$3,000–5,000

result: $7,500

264 Hans J. Wegner

dining table, model JH570

$7,000–9,000

result: $8,750

265 Hans J. Wegner

lounge chairs model AP47, pair

$15,000–20,000

result: $28,750

Paul Rudolph Works for 23 Beekman Place

266 Hans J. Wegner

desk, model AT325

$10,000–15,000

result: $20,000

267 Hans J. Wegner

cabinet, model RY25

$5,000–7,000

result: $5,938

268 Hans J. Wegner

folding tray table, model AT35

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,875

269 Tapio Wirkkala

Rare Iceberg vase, model 3043

$7,000–9,000

result: $7,500

270 Ilmari Tapiovaara

Rare stools for Rauma-Repola Company, pair

$5,000–7,000

result: $6,250

271 Hans J. Wegner

Valet chair

$7,000–9,000

result: $11,250

272 Wiwen Nilsson

candlesticks, pair

$7,000–9,000

result: $9,375

273 Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm

Scimitar chairs, pair

$10,000–15,000

result: $17,500

274 Poul Kjaerholm

PK 80 daybed

$10,000–15,000

result: $13,000

275 Märta Måås-Fjetterström

Dukater flatweave carpet

$7,000–9,000

276 Gilbert Watrous

floor lamp

$5,000–7,000

result: $5,625

277 Charles and Ray Eames

Child's chair and stool

$3,000–5,000

result: $6,250

278 Charles and Ray Eames

Early ESU 270-N

$5,000–7,000

result: $6,250

279 Charles and Ray Eames

Early ESU 250-N

$2,000–3,000

result: $3,500

280 Ray Eames

letter to Alexander Girard

$10,000–15,000

result: $16,250

281 Raymond Loewy

concept sketch for the Studebaker Avanti

$3,000–5,000

result: $3,000

282 Raymond Loewy

concept sketch for the Studebaker Avanti

$3,000–5,000

result: $3,000

283 Raymond Loewy

concept sketches for the Studebaker Avanti XLR and a sportscar (two works)

$3,000–5,000

result: $1,875

284 Gruppo A.R.D.I.T.I. and Gianni Gamberini

B.T.2 table lamp

$2,000–3,000

285 Marc Newson

sofa from the Qantas First Class Lounge, Melbourne Airport

$7,000–9,000

result: $10,000

286 Paul Rudolph

custom benches from 23 Beekman Place, pair

$3,000–5,000

result: $3,750

287 Paul Rudolph

custom illuminated shelf from 23 Beekman Place

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,500

Louis H. Sullivan Architectural Photography by Aaron Siskind and Students of the Institute of Design

288 Paul Rudolph

custom illuminated shelf from 23 Beekman Place

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,500

289 Paul Rudolph

custom table from 23 Beekman Place

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,750

290 Paul Rudolph

custom illuminated occasional tables from 23 Beekman Place, pair

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,750

291 Pierre Paulin

Ribbon chairs, pair

$9,000–12,000

result: $8,750

292 Ueli Berger, Eleanora Peduzzi-Riva and Heinz Ulrich

Monumental DS 600 Organic sofa

$10,000–15,000

result: $18,750

293 Willy Daro

occasional tables, pair

$5,000–7,000

result: $4,375

294 Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti

Custom canapé

$5,000–7,000

295 Samuel Marx

bookshelf for the Florsheim Residence, Chicago

$3,000–5,000

result: $10,000

296 Philip and Kelvin LaVerne

window treatments

$10,000–15,000

result: $12,500

297 Georges Mathias

occasional tables, pair

$5,000–7,000

result: $5,313

298 T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

consoles from Casa Encantada, Bel Air, pair

$10,000–15,000

299 T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

Diphros Okladias folding stools model no. 24, pair

$10,000–15,000

result: $10,000

300 T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

Klini chaise, model no. 11

$10,000–12,000

result: $18,125

301 Piero Fornasetti

Cammei mirror

$5,000–7,000

302 Hervé Van der Straeten

Mycene tables, pair

$15,000–20,000

303 J.A. Henckels

Rare Airplane cocktail shaker and traveling bar

$7,000–9,000

result: $7,150

304 Machine Age

Rare table lamp

$3,000–5,000

result: $8,750

305 Donald Deskey

Rare table lamp

$10,000–15,000

result: $18,750

306 Pierre Chareau

occasional tables, pair

$20,000–30,000

result: $50,000

307 Joseph Sinel

Step On It scale, model S

$7,000–9,000

308 Aaron Siskind

Manzanillo, Mexico

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,375

309 Aaron Siskind

Martha's Vineyard 4

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,000

310 Aaron Siskind

Walker Warehouse (one work from the Louis H. Sullivan project)

$2,000–3,000

result: $1,875

311 Aaron Siskind and students of the Institute of Design, Chicago

seven works from the Louis H. Sullivan project

$2,000–3,000

result: $1,625

312 Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan

elevator screen from the Chicago Stock Exchange

$15,000–20,000

result: $25,000

313 Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan

elevator pilasters from the Chicago Stock Exchange, pair

$3,000–5,000

result: $3,500

314 Aaron Siskind and students of the Institute of Design, Chicago

nineteen works from the Louis H. Sullivan project

$4,000–6,000

result: $2,500

315 Aaron Siskind and students of the Institute of Design, Chicago

ten works from the Louis H. Sullivan project

$4,000–6,000

316 Aaron Siskind

Walker Warehouse (two works from the Louis H. Sullivan project)

$3,000–5,000

result: $2,500

317 Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan

window from the Chicago Stock Exchange

$6,000–8,000

result: $7,500

318 Various Artists

ten works from the Louis H. Sullivan project

$3,000–5,000

319 Louis Sullivan

exterior lunette from the Scoville Building, Chicago

$10,000–15,000

result: $11,250

320 Aaron Siskind

Walker Warehouse (two works from the Louis H. Sullivan project)

$3,000–5,000

result: $2,500

321 Aaron Siskind and students of the Institute of Design, Chicago

nine works from the Louis H. Sullivan project

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,000

322 Louis Sullivan

frieze from the Gage Brothers Building, Chicago

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,750

323 Aaron Siskind and students of the Institute of Design, Chicago

eight works from the Louis H. Sullivan project

$2,000–3,000

result: $1,500

324 Aaron Siskind and students of the Institute of Design, Chicago

seven works from the Louis H. Sullivan project

$2,000–3,000

325 Aaron Siskind and students of the Institute of Design, Chicago

eleven works from the Louis H. Sullivan project

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,500

326 Frank Lloyd Wright

window from the William Fricke House, Oak Park, IL

$15,000–20,000

327 Frank Lloyd Wright

elevation drawing for the Harry E. Brown residence, Genesco, IL

$1,000–1,500

result: $4,375

328 Frank Lloyd Wright

set of eight blueprints for the the Harry E. Brown residence, Genesco, IL

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,750

329 Albert Chase McArthur

four skylight tiles from the Arizona Biltmore

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,250

330 Frank Lloyd Wright

textile block from the Samuel Freeman House, Los Angeles

$2,000–3,000

result: $5,000

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Auction /7 June 2018 Noon ct

Important Design