Eliel Saarinen

Cabinet from the Helsinki Railway Station

circa 1916
Oak, oak-veneered wood, textured glass.
86 1/4 x 39 3/4 x 20 1/4 in. (219.1 x 101 x 51.4 cm)
Reverse with partial paper label HALLINTORAKENNUS/ADMINISTRATIONSHUSET/RAUTATIET/FINSKA STATS JARNVAGARNA and signed in black ink with Kontrolli.

Estimate
$12,000 - 18,000

Contact Specialist
Meaghan Roddy
Head of Sale
New York
+ 1 212 940 1266

Design

New York Auction 17 December 2014 11am

201
Line Vautrin
"Soleil à Pointes" mirror, model no. 4
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
202
Alexandre Noll
Side chair
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
203
Lucie Rie
Vase with fluted body
Estimate $9,000 - 14,000
Sold for $11,250
204
Hans Coper
"Spade" form
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $84,100
205
Serge Mouille
"Simple" floor lamp with "Lampadaire" shade
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $17,500
206
Jean Prouvé and Jules Leleu
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $27,500
207
Lucie Rie
Vase with flaring lip and spiral
Estimate $12,000 - 16,000
208
Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
209
Jean Prouvé
Pair of demountable “Semi-metal” chairs, model no. 300
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $21,875
210
Hans Coper
Large bottle vase with disc top
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $72,100
211
Serge Mouille
Pivoting two-armed wall light with "Lampadaire" and "Casquette" shades
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $20,000
212
Jean Royère
Set of four "Yo-Yo" side chairs
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $50,000
213
Pierre Jeanneret
"Office table" desk with bookcase, model no. PJ-BU-02-A, designed for the Secretariat and administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 ♠
Sold for $11,250
214
Pierre Guariche
"Equilibrium" floor lamp
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $30,000
215
Lucie Rie
Bowl with inlaid lip
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $20,000
216
Lucie Rie
Vase with fluted body
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
217
Lucie Rie
Conical bowl
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $43,750
218
Lucie Rie
Bowl with drips
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
219
Serge Mouille
Three-armed ceiling light with "Casquette" shades
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $50,000
220
Koloman Moser and Robert Holubetz
“Phänomen” vase
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,500
221
Jacques Adnet
Daybed
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $18,750
222
Joaquim Tenreiro
Rare screen, for a private commission, São Paulo, Brazil
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $56,250
223
Harry Bertoia
"Sonambient" sounding sculpture
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $134,500
224
Peter Voulkos
Plate
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
225
Joaquim Tenreiro
“Triangular” dining table
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $40,000
226
Joaquim Tenreiro
Set of nine armchairs
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $43,750
227
Peter Voulkos
Plate
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
228
George Nakashima
Slab coffee table
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
229
Osamu Suzuki
Sculpture
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
230
Carlo Bugatti
Cabinet
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $32,500
231
Isamu Noguchi
“Measured Time” clock and kitchen timer
Estimate $3,500 - 4,500
Sold for $11,250
232
Franklin Booth
Table lamp
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
Sold for $20,000
233
Kem Weber
Centerpiece
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $16,250
234
Frank Lloyd Wright
"Executive" armchair from the offices of the Harold C. Price Co. Tower, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
235
Paul T. Frankl
“Speed” chair and ottoman
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $25,000
236
Frank Lloyd Wright
Dining table, from the John C. Pew House, Shorewood Hills, Wisconsin
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
237
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Wall light, model no. 3641NR
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
238
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Pair of table lamps, model no. 3307NR
Estimate $9,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,625
239
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Pair of early side tables, from the "Sans Époque" collection
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $35,000
240
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Armchair, model no. R54
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $18,750
241
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Armchair, model no. R54
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $18,750
242
Kaare Klint
Three-piece sectional sofa, model no. 4698
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $31,250
243
Poul Henningsen
Early adjustable floor lamp, with type 6/3 shades
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
244
Frits Henningsen
High-backed sofa
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
245
Poul Henningsen
Early and rare table lamp, with type 3 1/2/2 shades
Estimate $12,000 - 16,000
Sold for $15,000
246
Eliel Saarinen
Cabinet from the Helsinki Railway Station
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
247
Poul Henningsen
“Anchor” five-armed chandelier, type 3/2 shades
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $35,000
248
Greta Magnusson-Grossman
"Grasshopper" floor lamp, model no. 831
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
249
Greta Magnusson-Grossman
"Grasshopper" floor lamp, model no. 831
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
250
Fritz Hansen
Pair of armchairs, model no. 1669
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $20,000
251
Poul Henningsen
Early and rare table lamp, type 4/3 shades
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
252
Ole Wanscher
Pair of "T" chairs
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
253
Finn Juhl
Sofa, model no. NV53
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,250
254
Finn Juhl
“Judas” extendable dining table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,625
255
Hans J. Wegner
Set of eight "The Round" chairs, model no. JH 501
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $80,500
256
Poul Henningsen
Adjustable piano lamp, with type 2/2 shades
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $86,500
257
Poul Kjærholm
Early daybed, model no. PK 80
Estimate $25,000 - 30,000
Sold for $32,500
258
Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm
“Grasshopper” chaise longue, model no. FK-87
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
259
Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm
"Scimitar" chair, model no. IS-63
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
260
Armand Phillip Bartos
Unique extendable dining table
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
261
Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen
"Metropolitan" armchair, model no. 2842/L
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $13,750
262
Takako Araki
"Pocket Bible"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
263
Maarten Baas
Unique chair, from the "Where There’s Smoke" series
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,750
264
Martin Szekely
Monumental "S.P.B” bookshelves from the “Des Étagères” collection, in "vert-olive"
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
265
Martin Smith
"Conditions of Space No. 1"
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
266
Tony Marsh
Large bowl form with cast elements
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
267
Martin Smith
"Void and Reflection (hidden green) No. 1"
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
268
Betty Woodman
Diptych
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
269
Martin Szekely
Prototype "R.N.L." dining table
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $37,500
270
Shiro Kuramata
"Dinah" chest of drawers
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
271
Hiroshi Suzuki
Vase
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
272
Shiro Kuramata
Two "Apple Honey" chairs
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,750
273
Tadao Ando
Set of three "Ando" vases
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
274
Ron Nagle
"Miss Bisque," from the "Snuff Bottles" series
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
275
Ron Nagle
"Tweety," from the "Snuff Bottles" series
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
276
Ron Nagle
"BBB," from the "Snuff Bottles" series
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
277
Richard Meier
"Rug #1"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $17,500
278
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Cometa" floor lamp, model no. L 026
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,250
279
Martin Smith
"Shift and Progression no. 5"
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
280
Gordon Baldwin
"Linea I" and "Linea II"
Estimate $12,000 - 16,000
281
Zaha Hadid
Tea and coffee service
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $50,000
282
Donald Judd
"Stool #43"
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,250
283
Donald Judd
"Desk #56" and "Chair #45"
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $32,500
284
Boris Jean Lacroix
Floor lamp, model no. 315
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $10,000
285
Boris Jean Lacroix
Set of four ceiling lights
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
286
Gio Ponti
Daybed, from the Fondazione Livio e Maria Garzanti, Forlì
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $47,500
287
Napoleone Martinuzzi
Large vase, model no. 3079
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,125
288
Carlo Scarpa
Five-armed chandelier, model no. 5320 A 5
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
289
Carlo Scarpa
Ceiling light, model no. 5417
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $74,500
290
Gio Ponti
Unique armoire
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $40,000
291
Flavio Poli
Ceiling light
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
292
Ico Parisi
Sofa
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $23,750
293
Barovier & Toso (Co.)
Pair of chandeliers
Estimate $16,000 - 24,000
Sold for $18,750
294
Paolo Buffa
Illuminated sideboard
Estimate $16,000 - 24,000
Sold for $43,750
295
Max Ingrand
Mirror
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $18,750
296
Ercole Barovier
Pair of large lanterns
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $40,000
297
Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs, designed for the VI Triennale, Milan
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,750
298
Max Ingrand
“Dahlia” floor lamp
Estimate $14,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
299
Richard DeVore
Untitled #709
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
300
Richard DeVore
Untitled #566
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $15,000
301
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light, model no. 1849
Estimate $10,000 - 12,000
Sold for $37,500
302
Ignazio Gardella
Wall-mounted "Lib 2" bookcase
Estimate $22,000 - 28,000
303
Gino Sarfatti
Ceiling light, model 2047B
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
304
Giovanni Ferrabini
Rare table
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
305
Pietro Chiesa
Table lamp
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $5,625
306
Angelo Lelii
Floor lamp
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $18,750
307
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Lidded pot, model no. 191-B, from the "Ceramiche di lava" series
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $11,875
308
Gino Sarfatti
Floor lamp, model no. 1003b
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $8,750
309
Massimo Vignelli
Set of four wall lights
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $22,500
310
Ico Parisi
Sofa, model no. 865
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
311
Venini
Ceiling light
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $11,250
312
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,000
313
Max Ingrand
Rare floor lamp
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $46,250
314
Carlo de Carli
Pair of beds, model no. D 90
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $8,125
315
Gino Sarfatti
Rare floor lamp
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $27,500
316
Ico Parisi
Side table
Estimate $12,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,000
317
Max Ingrand
Pair of table lamps, model no. 2228
Estimate $16,000 - 24,000
318
Ercole Barovier
Large vase, from the "Mugnoni" series
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $20,000
319
Gio Ponti
Armchair, model no. 811
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $30,000
320
Stilnovo
Pair of ceiling lights
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
321
Gino Sarfatti
Prototype adjustable floor lamp, model no. 1054
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $23,750
322
Joe Colombo
Pair of "Sessel" armchairs, model no. 4801
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,750
323
Emira and Guido Fochi
“Terebra” ceiling light
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
324
Gabriella Crespi
Rare "Z" desk with drawer unit
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $194,500

Design

New York Auction 17 December 2014 11am

Provenance

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Eliel Saarinen

Cabinet from the Helsinki Railway Station

Design