Features
Design Dialogues
Perspectives on Making, Collecting, and Living with Ceramics
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Rembrandt, the Other Bugatti
Discover a remarkable sculpture by an artist from a legendary family.
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Jean Dunand: Forged by Fire
An important pair of monumental vases.
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A Vivid Excursion into Pictographic Tectonics
Brian Kish marvels at the visual concision of a rare, newly discovered table by the legendary Gio Ponti.
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Designing History
The furniture of Gabriella Colucci and Franco Pierluisi (G.R.A.U.) for the restoration of the Villa of Cardinal Chigi in Ariccia, near Rome.
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A Masterpiece by the Cofounder of the Wiener Werkstätte
Josef Hoffman was among the most influential furniture designers of early 20th century.
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Past Auctions
Design: Online Auction
22 February 2024 - 29 February 2024 • New York
Design
5 December 2023 • New York
Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, Exceptional Ceramics: Selections from the Estate of Jane Coper and the former Collection of Cyril Frankel
1 November 2023 • London
Design
31 October 2023 • London
Design: Online Auction
26 July 2023 - 2 August 2023 • New York
Design
8 June 2023 • New York
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News and Results
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5 December 2023
Phillips’ New York Design Sale Realizes $3.1 Million, Led by Jean Dunand and Claude Lalanne
Read MoreNew York, 5 December 2023
Sale Total: $3,093,911 / £2,456,181 / €2,865,267
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20 November 2023
Phillips’ December Design Sale to Showcase Works by 20th Century French Masters and Contemporary Designers
Read MoreAuction on 5 December to Also Feature an Impressive Selection of Ceramics, Italian Design, and Scandinavian Design
The Design Department
Phillips' Design department offers exceptional examples of 20th and 21st century design including both functional furniture and conceptual works. We are a dominant global force, unified by an acute understanding of the market and international collecting trends. Our expertise includes European Modernism and Art Deco, French, Italian and Nordic Design, International and American Aesthetic Movement and Arts and Crafts, American Modernism and Studio Craft, contemporary design, architecture, glass and ceramics.
Phillips conducts seasonal Design sales in New York, London and Hong Kong. Expertly presented and thoughtfully curated, our auctions bring together sought-after works by masters such as Gio Ponti, Carlo Scarpa, Jean-Michel Frank, Charlotte Perriand, Finn Juhl, and Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne, among others.
We have achieved world record prices at auction for Peter Voulkos, Hans Coper, Jean Royère, Isamu Noguchi, Jean Dunand, Alberto Giacometti and Shiro Kuramata as well as celebrated contemporary designers such as Joris Laarman and Ingrid Donat.
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