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Outstanding results for Curated: The Library and Design Collection of James Zemaitis

Sale total $215,682
95% by lot
201% by value

100

Important Eileen Gray auction catalogs, two

$200–300

result: $4,064

101

Gerrit Rietveld and Dutch Design monographs, thirteen

$500–700

result: $858

102 Gerrit Rietveld

Zig Zag chair

$10,000–15,000

result: $24,130

103

French Art Deco surveys, monographs, and collections, seventeen

$600–800

result: $13,970

104

French Style monographs, nineteen

$700–900

result: $12,065

105

19th Century European and American Design monographs, thirteen

$200–300

result: $508

106

Jean Prouvé monographs, eight

$800–1,200

result: $1,651

107 James Harvey Crate

Rare table lamp, model T-C-3

$5,000–7,000

result: $5,080

108

American Modernism: Surveys and Collections monographs, eighteen

$400–600

result: $635

When I started working for James Zemaitis many moons ago, he would say regularly ‘This is the most important book that you need to read’. And then we would get a new book, and that book took over that honored spot of ‘the most important’ for a short time. In our many years working together, James taught me the pleasure in the search for great provenance and a love of primary source material. As you will see from this auction, provenance remains a guiding light in his own collecting. And many of the titles which we discussed at great length are included in this special auction from his personal trove. You will find here a library built over many years by someone with a deep love of books and those who authored them, alongside a selection of gems of the design they celebrate. I welcome you to jump in, have a look, and decide for yourself...
What is the most important book? Megan Whippen, Senior Specialist, Design

When I started working for James Zemaitis many moons ago, he would say regularly ‘This is the most important book that you need to read’. And then we would get a new book, and that book took over that honored spot of ‘the most important’ for a short time. In our many years working together, James taught me the pleasure in the search for great provenance and a love of primary source material. As you will see from this auction, provenance remains a guiding light in his own collecting. And many of the titles which we discussed at great length are included in this special auction from his personal trove. You will find here a library built over many years by someone with a deep love of books and those who authored them, alongside a selection of gems of the design they celebrate. I welcome you to jump in, have a look, and decide for yourself—what is the most important book? Megan Whippen, Senior Specialist, Design

109

Le Regard d’Alan auction catalog

$200–300

result: $445

110

European Design surveys and monographs, sixteen

$300–500

result: $635

111 Lucien Hervé

Jean Prouvé; Pierre Jeanneret (two works)

$2,000–3,000

result: $4,826

112 Gerrit Rietveld

Crate chair

$5,000–7,000

result: $13,970

113

Art Nouveau and Art Deco monographs, eleven

$200–300

result: $508

114

British Design and Decorative Arts monographs, eighteen

$400–600

result: $445

115

Arts & Crafts Movement: United States, Britain and Austria surveys, seventeen

$200–300

result: $572

116 Robert Whitley

Early Whitley rocker

$1,000–1,500

117

French Modern Design: Eileen Gray, Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret et al. monographs, fifteen

$600–800

result: $2,286

118 László Moholy-Nagy

The New Isokon Chair

$500–700

result: $3,810

119

Marcel Breuer: Bauhaus, Isokon and America monographs, eight

$200–300

result: $889

120

Bauhaus and German Design monographs, twenty

$800–1,200

result: $1,270

121

American Fiber Art and Jewelry monographs, thirteen

$300–500

result: $635

122

Bauhaus and the Americas monographs, fifteen

$500–700

result: $1,016

123

American Studio Furniture, Metalwork, and Sculpture monographs, seventeen

$700–900

result: $889

124

California Ceramics monographs, ten

$500–700

result: $762

125 Johnny Swing

Nickel bowl #18

$1,500–2,000

result: $4,826

126

American Studio Furniture and Woodworking monographs, seventeen

$700–900

result: $2,540

127

American Craft Collections, eleven

$200–300

result: $445

128

American and European Modernism: Primary Sources 1928-1942 monographs, eleven

$500–700

result: $1,080

129

American Studio Furniture and Woodworking monographs, twelve

$400–600

result: $572

130 Walter Dorwin Teague

Vase

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,413

131

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and Saridis monographs, two

$300–500

result: $924

132

Scandinavian Design surveys and exhibition catalogs, nine

$300–500

result: $1,651

133

American Craft: Important Texts and Exhibitions, fourteen

$300–500

result: $699

134

American Decorative Arts and Design surveys, fourteen

$300–500

result: $508

135

American Art Pottery monographs, ten

$200–300

result: $254

136

Alvar Aalto monographs, six

$300–500

result: $1,270

137 Arne Jacobsen

Cylinda cocktail shaker

$600–800

result: $381

138

California Design and Craft monographs, fourteen

$400–600

result: $762

139

California Design: The Complete Set of monographs, five

$300–500

result: $318

140

Carlo Mollino monographs, five

$500–700

result: $6,096

141

Italian Design and Architecture monographs, sixteen

$600–800

result: $8,890

142 Alvar Aalto

Cantilever chair, model 21

$2,000–3,000

result: $5,334

143

Scandinavian Design monographs, nine

$300–500

result: $2,540

144 Ewald Holtkamp

Rare armchair, model 1105

$1,000–1,500

145

Isamu Noguchi monographs, eight

$600–800

result: $4,064

146

Danish Design surveys and monographs, sixteen

$600–800

result: $2,794

147 Greta Magnusson Grossman

Cobra table lamp

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,016

148

George Nakashima monographs, eleven

$500–700

result: $17,780

149

American Ceramics monographs, twenty

$400–600

result: $889

150 Shaker

Oval storage box

$800–1,200

result: $3,302

151

Tiffany Studios monographs, thirty-three

$300–500

result: $5,080

152

American Modernism monographs, twenty-two

$500–700

result: $889

153 Indiana Hickory Furniture Company

Rocker

$400–600

154

Italian Radical Design monographs, fourteen

$400–600

result: $1,016

155 Hans Przyrembel

Footed bowl

$1,500–2,000

result: $1,524

156

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Philip Johnson and MoMA monographs, twelve

$300–500

result: $508

157 Carl Auböck III

Rare cocktail shaker

$3,000–5,000

158 Edward Durell Stone

Coffee table

$4,000–6,000

159

Modern American Architecture monographs, ten

$300–500

result: $635

160

Modern Architecture and Furniture by Architects monographs, eighteen

$600–800

result: $953

161

Frank Lloyd Wright monographs, twenty-three

$500–700

result: $318

162 Mary Wright

Bowl

$500–700

result: $528

163

Brazilian Architecture and Design monographs, fourteen

$400–600

result: $1,905

164 Charles and Ray Eames

34 FSW-6, half-height

$3,000–5,000

result: $3,048

165

Modern Architecture and Furniture by Architects monographs, ten

$300–500

result: $318

166

Charles and Ray Eames monographs, twelve

$400–600

result: $889

167 Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen

Cabinet from the Organic Design Competition

$2,000–3,000

result: $3,048

168

Modern Design and Materials surveys and monographs, eighteen

$300–500

result: $445

169

Harry Bertoia monographs, nine

$400–600

result: $953

170

Modern Design surveys and collections, eighteen

$300–500

result: $572

171 George Nelson & Associates

Miniature cabinet, model 5211

$6,000–8,000

result: $7,620

172

MoMA and the Good Design Movement monographs and collections, seventeen

$500–700

result: $953

173 George Nelson & Associates

Swaged Leg chair, model MAF

$700–900

result: $2,286

174

MoMA Competition catalogs with price lists, two

$300–500

result: $445

175

Midcentury Modern monographs, sixteen

$500–700

result: $330

176 Verner Panton

S-chair, model 275

$2,000–3,000

result: $2,032

177

Pop and Radical Design of the 1960s to 1980s monographs, eighteen

$400–600

result: $445

178

Contemporary Design monographs, twenty

$400–600

result: $2,159

179

The Haas Brothers monographs, three

$100–150

result: $889

180

Sotheby's Design auction catalogs 1992-2020, forty-eight

$500–700

result: $953

181 Peter J. Danko

Armchair

$400–600

result: $127

182

Shiro Kuramata and Japanese Design monographs and surveys, seven

$400–600

result: $953

183

Christie's Design auction catalogs 1993-2018, thirty-two

$400–600

result: $762

184 Ettore Sottsass

Valentine typewriter

$300–500

result: $953

185 Peter Muller-Munk

Morning Mixer blender, model B

$1,000–1,500

result: $1,016

186

Various Design auction catalogs 2010-2020, sixty-three

$200–300

result: $381

187

Rago auction catalogs 2007-2020, forty-two

$200–300

result: $635

188 Walter Dorwin Teague

Milkshake mixer

$1,000–1,500

result: $445

189

Phillips Design auction catalogs 2001-2021, sixty-two

$500–700

result: $1,016

190

Los Angeles Modern Auction catalogs 2000-2017, thirty-five

$200–300

result: $635

191

Wright auction catalogs, one hundred and fifteen

$500–700

result: $762

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Curated: The Library and Design Collection of James Zemaitis