Christie’s, New York, “Important 20th Century Decorative Arts,” December 12, 1992, lot 534Acquired from the above by the present owner
David A. Hanks and Jennifer Toher, Donald Deskey: Decorative Designs and Interiors, New York, 1987, pp. 51, 170, 182
Property of an Important Collector
circa 1930Aluminum, fabric shade.20 in. (50.8 cm) highManufactured by Deskey-Vollmer, Inc., New York. Underside impressed DONALD DESKEY/NEW YORK.
Estimate$4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,410
Benjamin Green Associate Specialist Associate Head of Sale +1 917 207 9090 bgreen@phillips.com
Online Auction 7 - 14 February 2023
1
Gaetano Pesce
Vase
Estimate $600 - 800
Sold for $1,071
2
Maarten Baas
Table, from the "Smoke" series
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
Sold for $22,680
3
Giuseppe Ostuni
Adjustable floor lamp
Sold for $8,820
4
André Dubreuil
Early and rare "Perles" candleholder
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $126,000
5
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Callimaco" floor lamp
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $2,142
6
Joe Colombo
"Elda" swivel armchair
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $15,120
7
George Nelson & Associates
Bench, model no. 4690-M
Sold for $1,512
8
"Le Strutture Tremano" table
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800
Sold for $5,040
9
Superstudio
"Gherpe" table lamp
Sold for $3,780
10
Isamu Noguchi
"Three-Legged Cylinder" table lamp, model no. 9
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $8,190
11
George Nakashima
"Slab" coffee table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $30,240
12
Five-drawer chest of drawers
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
13No Reserve
Cocktail table, model no. 258, from the "Origins" collection
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 •
Sold for $3,276
14
Poul Kjærholm
Folding stool, model no. PK 91
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
15
Plant stand, from the "Origins" collection
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
16
Harry Bertoia
Suspended gong
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $12,600
17
Satoru Hoshino
"Spring Snow 14-11"
Sold for $10,710
18No Reserve
Extendable dining table, model no. 277, from the "Origins" collection
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
19
Console table, model no. 265, from the "Origins" collection
Sold for $4,788
20
Jean Besnard
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
21
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
"Diphros Okladias" folding stool
Sold for $3,528
22
John Ward
Bowl with stepped rim
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $6,930
23
Edmund de Waal
Two teabowls
Estimate $1,500 - 2,000
Sold for $3,024
24
Low cylinder
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
25
Dan Johnson
"Gazelle" armchair
26
Lucie Rie
Sold for $5,292
27
28
nendo
"7000mm-hanger rack" from the "Thin Black Lines" series
Estimate $800 - 1,200
29
Ted Muehling
Group of fifteen "Biedermeier" candlesticks
Sold for $11,340
30
"13600mm-chair" from the "Thin Black Lines" series
Sold for $7,560
31
Toshiko Takaezu
"Closed Form"
Sold for $16,380
32
Sold for $9,450
33No Reserve
Cup
Estimate $400 - 600 •
Sold for $1,386
34
Italian
Table lamp
35
Claudio Platania
"Narciso" mirror, from the "Linea Pierre Cardin" collection
36
Martin Boyce
"Chair (noir)"
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,008
37
Angelo Lelii
"Triennale" three-armed adjustable floor lamp
38
Ettore Sottsass, Jr. and Perry King
"Valentine" portable typewriter
Estimate $400 - 600
Sold for $882
39
Osvaldo Borsani
Adjustable chaise longue, model no. L77
40No Reserve
Bertil Fridhagen
Extendable dining table
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $378
41
Paavo Tynell
Table lamp, model no. 5066
42
Hans J. Wegner
Valet chair, model no. 540
43
Pair of end tables, model no. 5635
Sold for $2,772
44
Ezra Stoller
Group of three photographs
45
Donald Deskey
46
Georges Jouve
"Boule" vase
Sold for $13,860
47
Sold for $20,160
48
Eva Zeisel
Pair of rare "Lacey X" candle holders
Sold for $2,016
49
Austrian
Side table
50
Josef Hoffmann
"Zigarettenkassette," model no. M 122
Sold for $25,200
51
Thonet
Armchair, model no. 1512
52
Angelo Brotto
"Giraffa" adjustable floor lamp
Sold for $2,268
53
Pol Chambost
Pitcher and set of eight cups, model no. 883
54
55
Vase and footed bowl
Sold for $2,520
57
Hervé van der Straeten
"Boule" planter
Sold for $4,032
58
Paul Evans
"Patchwork" mirror, model no. PE-18, and wall-mounted shelf, model no. PE-17
Sold for $5,670
59
Per Weiss
Floor vase
60
61
George Ohr
62
Frank Lloyd Wright
Chair, from the C. Leigh Stevens House, “Auldbrass” Plantation, Yemassee, South Carolina
Sold for $17,640
63
Betty Woodman
"Hot Garden Basket and Vase"
64
Giuliano Cesari
Three table lamps
Sold for $6,300
65
66
Stilnovo
Ceiling light
67No Reserve
Estimate $500 - 700 •
Sold for $1,197
68
Desk, model no. T96
69
Oscar Torlasco
Group of three lights
70
Attributed to Pauly & C.
71
Paul McCobb
Coffee table, model no. 8706
72
Gabriella Crespi
"Bauletto" table lamp
73
Group of four photographs
