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november 08, 2016 - Sotheby
Design at Sotheby's London
The market for important works of #design has gone from strength to strength in recent months, with outstanding results at Sotheby's #design sales in New York and Paris in 2016. The May sale at Sotheby's Paris, led by 18 works by Alberto and Diego Giacometti, achieved €7.8 million (est. £4.1-5.7m), the highest-ever total for a #design auction in France. Following the success of a relaunched dedicated #design sale for London in 2015, the second edition on 15 November 2016 will be underpinned by important works of Post-war Scandinavian, Italian, French, American and Contemporary #design, including rare examples by #arnejacobsen, Gerrit Rietveld, Gio Ponti, Studio Job, #marcnewsom and #nachocarbonell. The sale takes place just days ahead of the landmark opening of a major new home for London's #design Museum, further evidence of the city's ever-growing status as a vibrant and influential hub for the international #design scene.
Sale highlights include a rare Desk from 1952 by the legendary Danish designer Arne Jacobsen (est. £40,000-60,000), an early example of Gerrit Rietveld's iconic 'Zig Zag' chair (£15,000-20,000); two rare, large-scale vases by the German-born British studio potter Hans Coper (est. £50,000-70,000/ £35,000-45,000) and a monumental bookcase by the Italian architect and designer Ico Parisi (£20,000-30,000).
The contemporary works on offer include a fluid, seemingly gravity-defying bench, by British designer Amanda Levete and Future Systems (est. £70,000-100,000); Andrea Branzi's intriguing 'Piccolo Albero' bookcase, based around the trunk of a beech tree (est. £20,000-30,000) and the fist example from an edition of five of Nacho Carbonell's playful 'Evolution' Bench (12,000-18,000) which includes a pod to seek refuge from the outside world.
Lot 146, Ron Arad, 'Loop Loop' Chair
10039x12992, 6MB
Lot 147, Nacho Carbonell, 'Evolution' Bench
9449x10394, 17MB
Lot 155, Terence Woodgate and John Barnard, Prototype 'Surface Table'
10312x6732, 8MB
Lot 171, Amanda Levete and Future Systems, 'West' Bench, from the 'Around the Corner' Collection
8241x11811, 13MB
Lots 35 & 36 (together), Peder Moos, Side Table & Trolley
8086x6059, 12MB
Lots 80 & 81, Angelo Lelii, 9 Arm Wall-Ceiling Light
6496x8504, 3MB
Lots 138 & 139, 'Narcissus' Table and 'Midsize Lamp'
13583x14173, 25MB
Lots 140, 141, & 142, Franz West, 'Privat-Lampe des Kunstlers II' Floor Lamp
6732x8984, 7MB
Lot 12, Arne Jacobsen, Desk
7057x10630, 4MB
Lot 32, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld, 'Zig Zag' Chair
6496x8504, 4MB
Lot 33, Peder Moos, Daybed
6062x8025, 8MB
Lot 34, Peder Moos, Two Mirrors
5550x7406, 2MB
Lot 35, Peder Moos, Side Table
7655x11339, 11MB
Lot 36, Peder Moos, Trolley
8268x10630, 10MB
Lot 37, Peder Moos, Mirror
4901x7892, 2MB
Lot 45, Hans Coper, Monumental 'Spade Form' Vase
4252x5906, 6MB
Lot 46, Hans Coper, Large 'Disc Form' Vase
4008x6260, 4MB
Lot 50, Ico Parisi, Monumental Bookcase
8984x9449, 16MB
Lot 60, Gio Ponti, Wall-Mounted Chest
6831x8858, 9MB
Lot 61, Gabriella Crespi, 'Gothic' Mirrored Cabinet
8031x11811, 6MB
Lot 76, Fontana Arte, Low Table, Model No. 1774
4992x6666, 4MB
Lot 103, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Five 'Klismos' Chairs, Model No. 5
7601x9491, 14MB
Lot 136, Marc Newson, Big Lathed Table
6732x8984, 8MB
Lot 143, Franz West, Two 'Onkelstuhle' (Uncle) Chairs
6732x6552, 9MB
Lot 144, Franz West, Two 'Onkelstuhle' (Uncle Chairs)
6732x6429, 9MB
Lot 145, Andrea Branzi, 'Piccolo Albero' Bookcase
7862x7160, 7MB
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