IMPORTANT NORDIC DESIGN CURATED BY LEE F MINDEL, FAIA, OF SHELTON,
MINDEL & ASSOCIATES TOTALS £2,256,200/$3,558,027
WORLD RECORDS FOR POUL HENNINGSEN, AXEL SALTO, VILHELM LAURITZEN, KAJ GOTTLOB AND ORLA MØLGAARD-NIELSEN AND PETER HVIDT
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London – Phillips de Pury & Company’s Important Nordic Design auction totaled £2,256,200/$3,558,027 selling 70% by value and 72% by lot.
The top lot of the sale was an Exceptional and large ‘Spiral’ wall light, for the Scala cinema and concert hall, Århus Theatre by Danish lighting designer, Poul Henningsen, selling for an Artists World Record £253,250/$399,375 double its estimate. Poul Henningsen’s, ‘The house of the future’ ceiling light went for £193,250/$304,755 , a rare monumental vase in the ‘budding’ style by Axel Salto sold for £79,250/$124,977 and the Vilhelm Lauritzen Sofa for the Radiohuset, Frederiksberg achieved £70,850 /$111,730.
There was fierce competition on the phone banks for a Pair of standard lamps by Finnish Designer, Paavo Tynell. The lot, which was estimated to achieve £4,000 - £6,000 sold for £32,450/$51,173.65, eight times its estimated value.
The active bidding in the room and on the phone banks from international buyers reflected the strength of the Design Market. The sale offered more than the usual suspects, showing the depth of the market for Nordic Design and for works with exceptional provenance and of rare forms.
“The most gratifying thing about this Phillips de Pury exhibition is that it was a museum show that surpassed anything that we could have imagined. Hans Christian Andersen said, ‘The whole world is a series of miracles but we are so used to them we call them ordinary things’. Thanks to Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Phillips de Pury for helping us create a series of miracles.“ Lee F. Mindel, Shelton, Mindel & Associates
“This groundbreaking, innovative sale presented world-class Nordic Design to the market and was a huge success for us. We are proud to have introduced many new designers to international collectors. It has been thrilling working with Lee Mindel and Shelton, Mindel & Associates. We are both proud of this inaugural Nordic Sale.” Alexander Payne, Worldwide Director of Design, Phillips de Pury & Company
TOP TEN LOTS
115 POUL HENNINGSEN, Exceptional and large ‘Spiral’ wall light..., £253,250 /$399,375
114 POUL HENNINGSEN, ‘The house of the future’ ceiling light, £193,250/$304,755
88 AXEL SALTO, Rare monumental vase in the ‘budding’ style, £79,250/$124,977
82 VILHELM LAURITZEN, Sofa, for the Radiohuset, Frederiksberg, £70,850 /$111,730
97 KAJ GOTTLOB, Unique sideboard, £67,250 /$106,053
84 FINN JUHL, Armchair, model no. NV-44, £67,250/$106,053
121 POUL HENNINGSEN, Spiral’ ceiling light, £61,250/$96,591
94 AXEL SALTO, Very rare tall vase in the ‘budding’ style, £51,650/$81,452
92 KAARE KLINT, Three-seater box sofa, model no. 4118, £46,850/$73,882
101 VILHELM LAURITZEN, Vanity desk and stool, £46,850/$73,882v
ARTIST WORLD RECORDS
115 POUL HENNINGSEN, Exceptional and large ‘Spiral’ wall light..., £253,250 /$399,375
88 AXEL SALTO, Rare monumental vase in the ‘budding’ style, £79,250/$124,977
84 FINN JUHL, Armchair, model no. NV-44, £67,250/$106,053
97 KAJ GOTTLOB, Unique sideboard, £67,250 /$106,053
82 VILHELM LAURITZEN, Sofa, for the Radiohuset, Frederiksberg £70,850 /$111,730
111 ORLA MØLGAARD-NIELSEN AND PETER HVIDT, Unique dining table, for the Basse Villa, Hellerup £43,250/$68,205
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