201
Ico Parisi
Pair of "Ramages" armchairs
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $56,250
202
Gio Ponti
Rare bookcase
Sold for $52,500
203
Franco Albini
Rare “Mitragliera” floor lamp
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
204
Charlotte Perriand
"Nuage" wall shelf
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $85,000
205
Rare "Calfskin" armchair
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $81,250
206
Jean Prouvé
Rare chair, model no. 4
Estimate $28,000 - 40,000
Sold for $30,000
Design
Glenn Adamson investigates the miraculous creation of a monolithic totem to 1950s American craft, made at the apex of Voulkos' breakthrough years.
207
Coffee table
208
Lucio Fontana
"Elisse Concetto Spaziale" bracelet, model no. LF/4
Sold for $137,500
209
Poul Henningsen
Rare "Spiral" ceiling light, designed for the Headquarters Assembly Hall, Danish Consumers Cooperative Society, Albertslund
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $225,000
210
Pierre Jeanneret
Set of six "Showroom" armchairs, model no. PJ-SI-49-A, possibly designed for the Tagore Theater, Punjab University, Chandigarh
Estimate $65,000 - 90,000
Sold for $75,000
211
Rare tabouret
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $62,500
212
Jean Royère
Ceiling light
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $150,000
Several works by designer and decorator Jean-Michel Frank emphasize his rich exploration of materials, including mica, obsidian, terracotta and shagreen.
213
Young Sook Park
"Moon Jar," no. 14
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $125,000
214
Jean-Michel Frank
Low table
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $519,000
215
Table lamp
Sold for $200,000
216
Alberto Giacometti
"Trépied à feuille" table lamp (first version)
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $212,500
217
Pair of candle holders
Estimate $18,000 - 22,000
218
Rare guéridon
Sold for $118,750
Emblematic of a unique collaboration, Alberto Giacometti's "Figure" floor lamp derives from a Jean-Michel Frank interior designed for fashion couturier Elsa Schiaparelli in the 1930s.
219
Early “Figure” floor lamp (thin version)
Sold for $325,000
220
Sold for $162,500
221
Armand-Albert Rateau
Ashtray, model no. 1901
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $175,000
222
Eight-arm "Ski" floor lamp
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
223
Lucie Rie
Oval bowl
Sold for $50,000
224
Eugene Schoen
Daybed
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $47,500
James Zemaitis walks us through the influence of the 1920s French designers on their "moderne" Americans counterparts, exhibited here by a stunning, skyline-inspired cocktail table by the New York-born Eugene Schoen—once dubbed 'the American Ruhlmann'.
225
Important and unique cocktail table
Sold for $100,000
226
Edgar Brandt
Mantle clock
Sold for $35,000
227
Ivan Da Silva Bruhns
Carpet
228
Eugène Printz
Rare games table with convertible chessboard top
Estimate $45,000 - 55,000
229
Peter Voulkos
Rondena
Estimate $300,000 - 500,000
Sold for $915,000
230
Flying Red Through Black
Sold for $40,000
Tour our December sales in this virtual reality walkthrough from Park Avenue. On view are iconic designs by Peter Voulkos, Gio Ponti, Charlotte Perriand and Alberto Giacometti alongside Henri Cartier-Bresson photographs from the personal collection of gallerist Peter Fetterman.
231
George Nakashima
"Arlyn" coffee table
Sold for $131,250