London, 27 April 2016
Sale Total: £4,860,825/ $7,089,027 / €6,272,920
Design Auctions Continue Tomorrow, 28 April at 7pm with ‘Time for Design’ a Benefit Auction for the Design Museum
Lots Sold:31 | Lots Offered: 42
Sold by Lot:74% | Sold by Value: 88%
Alexander Payne, Worldwide Head of Design, said, “'This evening’s auction showed a healthy market for 20th Century and Contemporary Design, with strong results largely driven by determined bidding from private collectors. This sale included a particularly diverse and impressive offering of rare and historically important works, including the Eileen Gray screen, the rediscovered Marcel Coard sofa, the da Silva Bruhns carpet from the Manik Bagh Palace, and the bench by Gio Ponti from the Palazzo Contini Bonaccorsi, all of which attracted bidding that reflected their importance. We now look forward to tomorrow’s Day sale, and also to hosting tomorrow evening’s ‘Time for Design’, a benefit auction for the new Design Museum.”
TOP TEN LOTS
|
Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
|
9 |
Eileen Gray, Important folding 'Brick' screen, circa 1925 World Record Price for an Eileen Gray Screen at Auction |
1,200,000 - 1,800,000 |
£1,482,500/$2,162,078 / €1,913,174 |
|
15 |
Marcel Coard, Important Canapé Gondole, circa 1925 World Record Price for the Artist at Auction |
200,000 - 300,000 |
£974,500/$1,421,211 / €1,257,597 |
|
12 |
Ivan da Silva Bruhns, Unique and important carpet, designed for the Maharaja of Indore's bedroom, Manik Bagh (Garden of Rubies) Palace, Indore, circa 1930 World Record Price for the Artist at Auction |
400,000 - 500,000 |
£434,500/$633,675/ €560,725 |
|
34 |
Joris Laarman, Important 'Bone' chair, 2006 World Record Price for the Artist at Auction |
200,000 - 300,000 |
£344,500/$502,419/ €444,579 |
|
19 |
Gio Ponti, Rare bench, designed for the Antica Quadreria, Contini Bonacossi Palace, Florence, 1930 |
35,000 - 45,000 |
£158,500/$231,156/ €204,545 |
|
28 |
Pierre Jeanneret, Illuminated reading table, model no. PJ-TAT-10-B, designed for the Assembly and the University Library, Chandigarh, 1963-1964 |
100,000 - 150,000 |
£122,500/$178,654/ €158,087 |
|
18 |
Diego Giacometti, 'Feuilles' table, circa 1968 |
70,000 - 90,000 |
£110,500/$161,153/ €142,601 |
|
13 |
Jean-Michel Frank, Table lamp, circa 1927 |
30,000 - 40,000 |
£100,900/$147,153/ €130,212 |
|
26 |
Charlotte Perriand, 'Tunisie' bookcase, designed for the student rooms of La Maison de la Tunisie, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris, 1952 |
70,000 - 90,000 |
£98,500/$143,652/ €127,115 |
|
39 |
Finn Juhl, Unique and important extendable dining table, model no. FJ 44, designed for the 'Copenhagen Cabinetmakers' Guild' exhibition, 1944 |
100,000 150,000 |
£98,500/$143,652/ €127,115 |
NEW AUCTION RECORDS
|
Lot |
Description |
Estimate |
Price Achieved |
|
12 |
Ivan da Silva Bruhns, Unique and important carpet, designed for the Maharaja of Indore's bedroom, Manik Bagh (Garden of Rubies) Palace, Indore, circa 1930 *previous record price: $437,00 set in 2014 |
400,000 - 500,000 |
£434,500/$633,675/ €560,725 |
|
15 |
Marcel Coard, Important Canapé Gondole, circa 1925 *previous record price:$445,500 set in 2014 |
200,000 - 300,000 |
£974,500/$1,421,211 / €1,257,597 |
|
21 |
Giuseppe Terragni, Bedroom, designed for Casa Stecchini, Como, designed 1936-1937 *previous record price:$7,440 set in 2014 |
50,000 - 70,000 |
£62,500/$91,150 / €80,657 |
|
34 |
Joris Laarman, Important 'Bone' chair, 2006 *previous record price:$33,750set in 2009 |
200,000 - 300,000 |
£344,500/$502,419/ €444,579 |
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