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New York
ConcludedDec 12 2017
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    • 31 Lots

    201
    Ico Parisi
    Pair of "Ramages" armchairs
    Estimate
    $20,000–30,000
    Sold For
    $56,250
    202
    Gio Ponti
    Rare bookcase
    Estimate
    $20,000–30,000
    Sold For
    $52,500
    203
    Franco Albini
    Rare “Mitragliera” floor lamp
    Estimate
    $35,000–45,000
    Sold For
    $52,500
    204
    Charlotte Perriand
    "Nuage" wall shelf
    Estimate
    $40,000–60,000
    Sold For
    $85,000
    205
    Charlotte Perriand
    Rare "Calfskin" armchair
    Estimate
    $50,000–70,000
    Sold For
    $81,250
    206
    Jean Prouvé
    Rare chair, model no. 4
    Estimate
    $28,000–40,000
    Sold For
    $30,000
    207
    Gio Ponti
    Coffee table
    Estimate
    $35,000–45,000
    208
    Lucio Fontana
    "Elisse Concetto Spaziale" bracelet, model no. LF/4
    Estimate
    $50,000–70,000
    Sold For
    $137,500
    209
    Poul Henningsen
    Rare "Spiral" ceiling light, designed for the Headquarters Assembly Hall, Danish Consumers Cooperative Society, Albertslund
    Estimate
    $200,000–300,000
    Sold For
    $225,000
    210
    Pierre Jeanneret
    Set of six "Showroom" armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-49-A, possibly designed for the Tagore Theater, Punjab University, Chandigarh
    Estimate
    $65,000–90,000
    Sold For
    $75,000
    211
    Jean Prouvé
    Rare tabouret
    Estimate
    $12,000–18,000
    Sold For
    $62,500
    212
    Jean Royère
    Ceiling light
    Estimate
    $70,000–90,000
    Sold For
    $150,000
    Article | Design

    Tower of Power: Peter Voulkos' 'Rondena'

    Glenn Adamson investigates the miraculous creation of a monolithic totem to 1950s American craft, made at the apex of Voulkos' breakthrough years.

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    213
    Young Sook Park
    "Moon Jar," no. 14
    Estimate
    $150,000–200,000
    214
    Jean-Michel Frank
    Low table
    Estimate
    $250,000–350,000
    Sold For
    $519,000
    215
    Jean-Michel Frank
    Table lamp
    Estimate
    $150,000–200,000
    Sold For
    $200,000
    216
    Alberto Giacometti
    "Trépied à feuille" table lamp (first version)
    Estimate
    $100,000–150,000
    Sold For
    $212,500
    217
    Alberto Giacometti
    Pair of candle holders
    Estimate
    $18,000–22,000
    Sold For
    $137,500
    218
    Jean-Michel Frank
    Rare guéridon
    Estimate
    $100,000–150,000
    Sold For
    $118,750
    219
    Alberto Giacometti
    Early “Figure” floor lamp (thin version)
    Estimate
    $200,000–300,000
    Sold For
    $325,000
    220
    Jean-Michel Frank
    Ceiling light
    Estimate
    $40,000–60,000
    Sold For
    $162,500
    221
    Armand-Albert Rateau
    Ashtray, model no. 1901
    Estimate
    $80,000–120,000
    Sold For
    $175,000
    222
    Jean Royère
    Eight-arm "Ski" floor lamp
    Estimate
    $60,000–80,000
    Sold For
    $162,500
    223
    Lucie Rie
    Oval bowl
    Estimate
    $40,000–60,000
    Sold For
    $50,000
    224
    Eugene Schoen
    Daybed
    Estimate
    $30,000–50,000
    Sold For
    $47,500
    Article | Design

    Jean-Michel Frank: A Fascination for Materials

    Several works by designer and decorator Jean-Michel Frank emphasize his rich exploration of materials, including mica, obsidian, terracotta and shagreen.

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    225
    Eugene Schoen
    Important and unique cocktail table
    Estimate
    $80,000–120,000
    Sold For
    $100,000
    226
    Edgar Brandt
    Mantle clock
    Estimate
    $30,000–50,000
    Sold For
    $35,000
    227
    Ivan da Silva Bruhns
    Carpet
    Estimate
    $80,000–120,000
    228
    Eugène Printz
    Rare games table with convertible chessboard top
    Estimate
    $45,000–55,000
    Sold For
    $56,250
    229
    Peter Voulkos
    Rondena
    Estimate
    $300,000–500,000
    Sold For
    $915,000
    230
    Peter Voulkos
    Flying Red Through Black
    Estimate
    $20,000–30,000
    Sold For
    $40,000
    231
    George Nakashima
    "Arlyn" coffee table
    Estimate
    $60,000–80,000
    Sold For
    $131,250
    Article | Design

    Created for Elsa Schiaparelli: An Early Giacometti Floor Lamp

    Emblematic of a unique collaboration, Alberto Giacometti's "Figure" floor lamp derives from a Jean-Michel Frank interior designed for fashion couturier Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1930s.

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    Article | Design

    Eugene Schoen: A Masterwork Rediscovered

    James Zemaitis walks us through the influence of the 1920s French designers on their "moderne" Americans counterparts, exhibited here by a stunning, skyline-inspired cocktail table by the New York-born Eugene Schoen—once dubbed 'the American Ruhlmann'.

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    Article | Design

    VR Walkthrough: Design and Photographs in New York

    Tour our December sales in this virtual reality walkthrough from Park Avenue. On view are iconic designs by Peter Voulkos, Gio Ponti, Charlotte Perriand and Alberto Giacometti alongside Henri Cartier-Bresson photographs from the personal collection of gallerist Peter Fetterman.

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