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The Collector: Icons of Design

New York
ConcludedDec 16 2014
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    • 29 Lots

    1
    Adolf Loos
    Early table clock
    Estimate
    $100,000–150,000
    Sold For
    $158,500
    2
    Carlo Mollino
    Important side chair, designed for Carlo Mollino's office at the Facoltà di Architettura, Politecnico di Torino
    Estimate
    $200,000–300,000
    Sold For
    $758,500
    3
    Jean Prouvé
    Porthole panel
    Estimate
    $80,000–120,000
    Sold For
    $170,500
    4
    Jean Prouvé
    Porthole panel
    Estimate
    $80,000–120,000
    Sold For
    $170,500
    5
    Carlo Mollino
    Table, designed for Società Reale Mutua di Assicurazioni, Turin
    Estimate
    $180,000–220,000
    Sold For
    $470,500
    6
    Serge Mouille
    Set of three ceiling lights with "Casquette" shades, from the Atelier Christian Dior infirmary, Paris
    Estimate
    $70,000–90,000
    Sold For
    $116,500
    7
    Alvar Aalto
    Early "Paimio" armchair, model no. 41/83C
    Estimate
    $20,000–30,000
    Sold For
    $22,500
    8
    Carlo Mollino
    Unique rolltop desk, for a private commission, Turin
    Estimate
    $600,000–800,000
    Sold For
    $986,500
    9
    Alvar Aalto
    "Aalto" vase, model no. 9750, from the "Eskimoerindens skinnbuxa" sketch series
    Estimate
    $18,000–24,000
    Sold For
    $12,500
    10
    Carlo Mollino
    "Tipo B" side chair, designed for Casa Licitra Ponti, Milan
    Estimate
    $100,000–150,000
    Sold For
    $482,500
    11
    Alvar Aalto
    Vase, model no. 9749, from the "Eskimoerindens skinnbuxa" sketch series
    Estimate
    $18,000–24,000
    Sold For
    $6,250
    12
    Isamu Noguchi
    The Goodyear Table, for A. Conger Goodyear, Old Westbury, New York
    Estimate
    $2,000,000–3,000,000
    Sold For
    $4,450,500
    13
    Balkrishna Doshi and Le Corbusier
    Set of five stools, model no. LC-AH-10-A, from the Office of the Secretary General of the Mill Owners' Association Building, Ahmedabad
    Estimate
    $20,000–25,000
    Sold For
    $40,000
    15
    Eileen Gray
    The Maharaja of Indore's "Transat" chair, from Manik Bagh Palace
    Estimate
    $800,000–1,200,000
    Sold For
    $1,538,500
    16
    Robert Mallet-Stevens
    Desk lamp
    Estimate
    $30,000–50,000
    Sold For
    $32,500
    17
    Carlo Mollino
    Unique adjustable daybed, designed for Casa Orengo, Turin
    Estimate
    $250,000–300,000
    Sold For
    $506,500
    18
    Balkrishna Doshi and Le Corbusier
    Unique cabinet, model no. LC-AH-08-A, from the Mill Owners’ Association Building, Ahmedabad
    Estimate
    $30,000–40,000
    Sold For
    $56,250
    19
    Eileen Gray
    Rare "Aéroplane" ceiling light
    Estimate
    $250,000–350,000
    Sold For
    $350,500
    20
    Isamu Noguchi
    Rare "Chess Table," model no. IN-61
    Estimate
    $150,000–200,000
    Sold For
    $242,500
    21
    Isamu Noguchi
    Rare “Cloud-form” sofa, model no. IN-70, and "Cloud-form" ottoman, model no. IN-71
    Estimate
    $500,000–700,000
    Sold For
    $422,500
    22
    Raymond Subes
    Bench, from the National City Bank of New York, Paris
    Estimate
    $50,000–70,000
    23
    Josef Hoffmann
    Side chair, model no. 371, designed for the Kunstschau Wien, Vienna
    Estimate
    $30,000–40,000
    Sold For
    $68,500
    24
    Josef Hoffmann
    Caviar dish
    Estimate
    $20,000–30,000
    Sold For
    $56,250
    25
    Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
    Carpet, model no. 3207NR
    Estimate
    $120,000–180,000
    26
    Jean Royère
    "Ours Polaire" sofa and pair of armchairs
    Estimate
    $500,000–700,000
    Sold For
    $842,500
    27
    Alberto Giacometti
    "Star" floor lamp
    Estimate
    $100,000–150,000
    Sold For
    $242,500
    28
    Balkrishna Doshi and Le Corbusier
    Unique and monumental "Managing Committee Table," model no. LC-AH-01-A, from the Managing Committee Room of the Mill Owners’ Association Building, Ahmedabad
    Estimate
    $300,000–400,000
    Sold For
    $1,818,500
    29
    Pierre Jeanneret
    Set of eight armchairs, model no. PJ-AH-09-A, from the the Mill Owner’s Association Building, Ahmedabad, India
    Estimate
    $80,000–120,000
    Sold For
    $170,500
    30
    Isamu Noguchi
    "Rudder" stool, model no. IN-22
    Estimate
    $18,000–22,000
    Sold For
    $47,500