Provenance
Max Protetch Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
"Scott Burton," Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, May 7-June 20, 2015
Literature
Ana Maria Torres, Scott Burton, exh. cat., Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, Valencia, Spain, 2004, p. 231
Barbara Bloemink and Joseph Cunningham, Design ≠ Art: Functional Objects from Donald Judd to Rachel Whiteread, exh. cat., Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, 2004, pp. 45, 176, fig. 165

Property from a Private Collection, New York

312

Scott Burton

Pair of “Two Curve Chairs"

1989
Lacquered hot-rolled steel.
35 1/2 x 21 x 26 1/2 in. (90.2 x 53.3 x 67.3 cm)
Two lifetime works: prototype 1 and number 1 from the edition of 10 plus 1 prototype.

Estimate
$50,000 - 70,000

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

Design Masters

New York Auction 15 December 2015 5pm

301
Pietro Chiesa
Rare chest of drawers
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $106,250
302
Jean Royère
"Ours Polaire" armchair
Estimate $160,000 - 220,000
Sold for $269,000
303
Giò Pomodoro
Unique necklace
Estimate $20,000 - 25,000
Sold for $25,000
304
Edward William Godwin
"Coffee table"
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $27,500
305
Diego Giacometti
"Table Berceau," second version
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $137,000
306
Ron Arad
Prototype "D-Sofa"
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $257,000
307
Hans Coper
"Spade" form
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $68,750
308
Edgar Brandt
Pair of gates, from the Pavillon de L'Intransigeant, Exposition Internationale, Paris
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $100,000
309
Marc Newson
“Extruded Table 3"
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $112,500
310
Finn Juhl
"Chieftain" armchair
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $112,500
311
Jean Prouvé
"6x6" demountable house
Estimate $1,000,000 - 1,500,000
312
Scott Burton
Pair of “Two Curve Chairs"
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
313
Jean Prouvé
Cabinet
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $191,000
314
Jean Prouvé
Rare "Potence" pivoting wall light, model no. 602, from the Air France office, Brazzaville, Congo
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $185,000
315
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
"Basse-Boule" low table, model no. 1110NR
Estimate $180,000 - 240,000
316
Attributed to Edward William Godwin
Corner cabinet
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $125,000
317
George Nakashima
"Conoid" dining table
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $155,000
318
Lucie Rie
Conical bowl
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $40,000
319
Greene & Greene Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene
Chiffonier, from the dressing room of the master bedroom, the Robert R. Blacker House, Pasadena, California
Estimate $300,000 - 500,000
320
Greene & Greene Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene
Sofa, from the living room of the Robert R. Blacker House, Pasadena, California
Estimate $300,000 - 500,000
321
Carlo Mollino
Unique ceiling light, from the Franca and Guglielmo Minola House, Turin
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
Sold for $293,000
322
Ernest Archibald Taylor
Side chair
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
323
Charlotte Perriand
Large unique sideboard
Estimate $180,000 - 240,000
Sold for $245,000
324
Serge Mouille
"Grand Totem" floor lamp
Estimate $55,000 - 65,000
Sold for $62,500
325
Pierre Jeanneret
"Writing table for junior officers," model no. PJ-BU-14-A, from the Secrétariat and administrative buildings, Chandigarh
Estimate $50,000 - 80,000
326
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of "Advocate and Press" armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-41-A, from the High Court, Chandigarh
Estimate $45,000 - 65,000
Sold for $87,500
327
Sebastian Brajkovic
"Lathe Lamp Grey"
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $16,250
328
Ico Parisi
Double-sided desk and two chairs
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $62,500
329
Barbro Nilsson
"Marina grön" rug
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $37,500
330
Hans J. Wegner
Rare short "Dolphin" folding armchair, model no. JH510
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $87,500
331
Gio Ponti
Pair of chandeliers
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $125,000
332
Martin Szekely
“Solaris Round” table
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
333
Gaetano Pesce
Unique "Tramonto a New York" sofa
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
334
Gaetano Pesce
Early "Moloch" floor lamp
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
335
Max Ingrand
Table lamp, model no. 1538
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $47,500
336
Gio Ponti
Rare armchair
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $35,000
337
Paul Dupré-Lafon and Alberto Giacometti
Unique side table with sphinx
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $75,000
338
Eugène Printz
Pair of bookcases
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
339
Ico Parisi
Unique sofa
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $77,500
340
Gio Ponti
“Diavolessa,” or "Cut-Out Thought"
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $75,000
341
Edward Welby Pugin
Table
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
342
Pierre Jeanneret
Set of eight chairs, model no. PJ-SI-54-A, from Punjab University, Chandigarh
Estimate $90,000 - 120,000
Sold for $197,000

Design Masters

New York Auction 15 December 2015 5pm

Provenance

Exhibited

Literature

312

Scott Burton

Pair of “Two Curve Chairs"

Design Masters