Provenance
The State Railways Administration Building, Helsinki
Literature
Mirika Hausen, Kirmo Mikkola, Anna-Lisa Arnberg and Tytti Valto, The Architecture Of Eliel Saarinen: Projects 1896-1923, Cambridge, 1990, p. 168, fig. 23
Charlotte and Peter Fiell, Scandinavian Design, Cologne, 2002, p. 568

310

Eliel Saarinen

Pair of office chairs, designed for the State Railways Administration Building, Helsinki

1909
Oak, oak-veneered wood.
Each: 82.7 x 56 x 53 cm (32 1/2 x 22 x 20 7/8 in.)
Underside of each chair with paper label HALLINTORAKENNUS/ADMINISTRATIONSHUSET/SUOMEN VALTION RAUTATIET/FINSKA STATS JARNVAGARNA and signed in black ink Lükenne.

Estimate
£25,000 - 30,000

Contact Specialist
Alexander Payne
Senior Director & Worldwide Head, Design
apayne@phillips.com
+44 207 318 4052

The Architect

Created by Lee F. Mindel, London Auction 29 April 2014 6pm

301
Edward William Godwin
Drop-leaf dressing table with drawer
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000
302
Edward William Godwin
Settee, designed for Dromore Castle, County Limerick
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
303
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Rare and important salon chair
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
304
Paul Hankar
Tabouret, designed for the American Bar and Grill-Room, Grand Hôtel, Brussels
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 Ω
305
Jean-Joseph Chapuis
Armchair, from the Royal Palace of Laeken, Brussels
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £31,250
306
Michael Thonet
Important and early chair, model no. 14
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000
307
Otto Wagner
Armchair, designed for the Director's Office of the Österreichische Postsparkasse, Vienna
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £27,500
308
Philip Webb
Early and rare sideboard
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
Sold for £18,750
309
Eliel Saarinen
Table, designed for the staff canteen of the National Board of Railways, Helsinki
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000 Ω
Sold for £15,000
310
Eliel Saarinen
Pair of office chairs, designed for the State Railways Administration Building, Helsinki
Estimate £25,000 - 30,000
311
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Low chair, designed for the White Dining Room, Ingram Street Tea Rooms, Glasgow
Estimate £30,000 - 50,000
Sold for £37,500
312
Armas Lindgren
Cabinet
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,000
313
Adolf Loos
'Haberfeld' table
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
314
Adolf Loos
Ceiling light
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £32,500
315
Josef Hoffmann
'Aufsatz' centrepiece, model no. M sh 17
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000
316
Josef Hoffmann
Side chair, model no. 371, designed for the Kunstschau, Vienna
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £25,000
317
Josef Hoffmann
Armchair, designed for the Billiard room of the Purkersdorf Sanatorium, Vienna
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
318
Josef Hoffmann
Tea service, model no. S se 3
Estimate £50,000 - 80,000
319
Frank Lloyd Wright
'Ausgeführte Bauten und Entwürfe' von Frank Lloyd Wright (Executed Buildings and Studies)
Estimate £40,000 - 50,000 †
320
Frank Lloyd Wright
'Peacock' chair, designed for the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000 Ω
Sold for £35,000
321
Frank Lloyd Wright
Adjustable armchair, from the executive offices of the Harold C. Price Co. Tower, Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £15,000
322
Walter Gropius
Pair of chairs, designed for Dr. Keysselitz, Marburg
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £31,250
323
Poul Henningsen
Large and early ‘Septima’ ceiling light, type 5
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £37,500
324
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Hanging lamp
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £18,750
325
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
'Berlin' chair
Estimate £12,000 - 18,000 Ω
Sold for £16,250
326
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Maquette, for the 'Danish' chair
Estimate £4,000 - 5,000 ♠
327
Poul Henningsen
Early and rare table lamp, type 4/3 shades
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
Sold for £12,500
328
Bruno Paul
Table
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £7,250
329
Greta Magnusson-Grossman
Table lamp
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £27,500
330
Alvar Aalto
Early cantilevered armchair with stepped base, model no. 31, designed for the Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Paimio
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £23,750
331
Poul Henningsen
'Daylight' ceiling light, 5/5 type shades
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000
Sold for £37,500
332
Alvar Aalto
Nesting table with undershelf, model no. 70/8-3
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £1,875
333
Alvar Aalto
Pair of door handles
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £18,750
334
Alvar Aalto
Vestry bench, designed for the Muurame Church, Muurame, Finland
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000 Ω
Sold for £12,500
335
Alvar Aalto
Early and rare ‘Savoy’ vase, model no. 9750
Estimate £15,000 - 18,000
Sold for £18,750
336
Erik Gunnar Asplund
'Asplund’ ceiling light, designed for The Stockholm Library
Estimate £10,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £15,000
337
Sven Markelius
Unique and important desk, from the architect's private residence
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
338
René Herbst
Pair of armchairs
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000 Ω
339
Axel Einar Hjorth
Unique ceiling light, designed for the Tösse bakery, Stockholm
Estimate £60,000 - 80,000
Sold for £122,500
340
Poul Henningsen
Nine-armed 'Cascade' ceiling light, type 1/1 shades
Estimate £12,000 - 15,000
341
Axel Einar Hjorth
Pair of 'Funkis' armchairs, model no. 35389
Estimate £18,000 - 22,000
Sold for £22,500
342
Arne Jacobsen
Important and rare set of four high-backed ‘Oxford’ dining chairs and dining table, designed for the dining hall, St. Catherine's College, Oxford
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000
343
Carlo Mollino
Unique and monumental ceiling light, designed for the Casa Orengo, Turin
Estimate £220,000 - 280,000
344
Arne Jacobsen
Rare desk, designed for the American Scandinavian Foundation, New York
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
Sold for £50,000
345
Arne Jacobsen
Wall clock
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,000
346
Arne Jacobsen
Dining chair, designed for the restaurant at the Bellevue Theatre, Klampenborg
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £6,250
347
Louis I. Kahn
Street of the Elms, Gloucester, Cape Ann, Massachusetts
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 ‡
Sold for £5,000
348
Mogens Lassen
Stool
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000
Sold for £3,750
349
Mogens Lassen
Armchair
Estimate £10,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £15,000
350
Vilhelm Lauritzen and Frits Schlegel
Pair of adjustable standard lamps
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £27,500
351
Marcel Breuer
Chair, model no. WB 301
Estimate £3,000 - 5,000 †
352
Alfred Roth
Prototype stackable chair, designed for the Aluminium Competition, Paris
Estimate £25,000 - 35,000
Sold for £31,250
353
Marcel Breuer
Wardrobe, private commission for the Crofton Gane residence, Bristol
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £7,688
354
This lot is no longer available.
355
Kaare Klint
Sectional sofa, model no. 4698, from the private residence of Arne Jacobsen, Strandvejen 413, 2930 Klampenborg
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000
Sold for £47,500
356
Ole Wanscher
Adjustable table
Estimate £10,000 - 12,000
357
Ole Wanscher
Three-seater sofa
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
Sold for £17,500
358
Gio Ponti
Drop-leaf table, from the 'APTA' series
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £13,750
359
Gio Ponti
‘Parete Organizzata’ illuminated wall unit
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000
360
This lot is no longer available.
361
Luigi Caccia Dominioni
Pair of two-tier side tables
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £5,000
362
Franco Albini
Pair of early and rare 'Luisa' chairs
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £10,625
363
Franco Albini
Early and rare rocking chaise longue
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000
Sold for £10,000
364
Junzo Sakakura
Important side chair, designed for the XII Triennale di Milano, model no. 5015
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000 Ω
Sold for £6,875
365
Junzo Sakakura
Pair of chairs, model no. 5016
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £13,750
366
Jean Prouvé
Façade porthole panel, from the Bouqueval school
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000
Sold for £98,500
367
Jean Prouvé
Panel, from the Institut de l'Environnement, Paris
Estimate £7,000 - 9,000 ‡
Sold for £11,250
368
Studio B.B.P.R.
Pair of early 'Elettra' chairs
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000
Sold for £10,625
369
Jean Prouvé
Demountable entry lodge, from Ferembal, Nancy
Estimate £180,000 - 240,000 ‡
Sold for £178,500
370
Jean Prouvé
Sun-shutter, from the cité scolaire de La Dullague, Béziers
Estimate £15,000 - 25,000
Sold for £18,750
371
Mogens Lassen
'Egyptian' folding table
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £8,750
372
Finn Juhl
Pair of easy chairs, model no. NV53
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000
Sold for £22,500
373
Jørn Oberg Utzon
Ceiling light, model no. U336
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
Sold for £4,375
374
Børge Mogensen
Chest of drawers, model no. BM 64
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £12,500
375
Philip Johnson
Table
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000 Ω
Sold for £10,000
376
Philip Johnson and Richard Kelly
Standard lamp, designed for the Glass House, New Canaan, CT
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £18,750
377
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Ventilator shutter, designed for the administrative buildings, Chandigarh, model no. LC-EA-05-A
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000
378
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Ventilator shutter, designed for the administrative buildings, Chandigarh, model no. LC-EA-05-A
Estimate £35,000 - 55,000
379
Paul Rudolph
'Rolling' armchair
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £10,000
380
Oscar Niemeyer
Preparatory drawing, for the 'Juscelino Kubitschek Memorial', Brasilia
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £7,500
381
Oscar Niemeyer
Dining table
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £10,000
382
Oscar Niemeyer
Pair of 'Aran' lounge chairs
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £32,500
383
I.M. Pei
Double-sided clock, from the John Hancock Building, Boston
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £15,000
384
Buckminster Fuller
Unique ‘Dymaxion Airocean World Map’, for the Third National Bank, Dayton
Estimate £50,000 - 70,000
Sold for £56,250
385
Jeremiah Goodman
Preliminary Sketch for Seattle World’s Fair
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
386
Jeremiah Goodman
Preliminary Sketch for the Ofce of Gianni Agnelli, Tour Fiat, La Défence, Paris
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000 ‡
Sold for £6,250
387
Richard Meier
Rocking chaise longue
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £10,000
388
Richard Meier
Group of twenty-one 'Meier' dining accessories
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000 Ω
Sold for £7,500
389
Richard Meier
Set of eight armchairs, model 810A
Estimate £14,000 - 18,000 Ω
390
Charles Gwathmey
'Le Soleil Couchant' rug
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
Sold for £12,500
391
Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
'Sheraton' chair
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000 Ω
Sold for £5,000
392
Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
'Empire' chair
Estimate £4,000 - 6,000
393
Michael Graves
'Rug #1'
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000 ‡
394
Frank Gehry
Unique monumental illuminated conference table, designed for the temporary offices of Chiat/Day Advertising Co., Venice, California
Estimate £80,000 - 120,000 Ω
Sold for £92,500
395
Shigeru Uchida
'Come Rain' chest of drawers, from the 'Furniture as Remembrance' series
Estimate £10,000 - 15,000
396
Maarten Van Severen
'A' table, model no. AT92
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
397
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Bookcase
Estimate £6,000 - 8,000
Sold for £15,000
398
Zaha Hadid
'Serif 4’ wall shelf from the 'Seamless' collection
Estimate £10,000 - 12,000 Ω
Sold for £16,250
399
Andrea Branzi
Group of three works, from the 'silver and wood' series
Estimate £25,000 - 30,000
400
Zaha Hadid
'Ordrupgaard' bench, model no. PP995, designed for the Ordrupgaard Museum extension, Charlottenlund, Denmark
Estimate £35,000 - 45,000 Ω
Sold for £47,500
401
Shigeru Ban
'PTH-02 Paper Tea House'
Estimate £40,000 - 60,000
402
Steven Holl
Unique prototype 'Porosity Bench'
Estimate £8,000 - 12,000 ‡
403
Tadao Ando
Set of three vases
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000

The Architect

Created by Lee F. Mindel, London Auction 29 April 2014 6pm

Provenance

Literature

310

Eliel Saarinen

Pair of office chairs, designed for the State Railways Administration Building, Helsinki

The Architect