Collection of Eyre de LanuxPrivate collectionChristie’s, New York, "Important 20th-Century Decorative Art," December 13, 1996, lot 237
PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
circa 1935Straw marquetry-veneered wood.15 3/4 x 27 1/2 x 18 1/8 in (40 x 69.9 x 46 cm)
Estimate$30,000 - 50,000
New York 11 June 2013 11am
1
Jean Royère
Rare "Ondulation" lounge chair
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
2
Lucie Rie
Small bowl on foot
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $15,000
3
Magnus Læssøe Stephensen
Rare chair
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $23,750
4
Poul Henningsen
Large double-spiral wall light, from the Scala Cinema and Concert Hall, Århus Theater
Estimate $150,000 - 250,000
Sold for $161,000
5
Märta Måås-Fjetterström
“Rutig Grön Halvflossa” (checkered green half-pile) rug
Sold for $62,500
6
Paavo Tynell
Three-armed ceiling light, model no. 9029
Estimate $8,000 - 10,000
Sold for $10,000
7
Martin Olsen
Armchair
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $56,250
8
"Boomerang" coffee table
Sold for $47,500
9
Pair of armchairs
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $68,750
10
Ten-armed "Bouquet" wall light
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
11
"Créneaux" low table
12
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $106,250
13
Footed bowl
Estimate $9,000 - 14,000
14
Estimate $12,000 - 16,000
Sold for $21,250
15
Meret Oppenheim
"Traccia" table, from the "Ultramobile" collection
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
16
Fireplace hood
Sold for $25,000
17
Six-armed "Jacques" chandelier
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $81,250
18
François-Xavier Lalanne
“Singe Avise (Grand)"
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
Sold for $413,000
19
Frits Henningsen
Wingback armchair
Estimate $40,000 - 50,000
Sold for $40,000
20
"Ondulation" andiron
21
Sideboard
22
Line Vautrin
"Tudor" mirror
Estimate $18,000 - 20,000
23
"Soleil à Pointes No. 1" mirror
Estimate $12,000 - 15,000
Sold for $17,500
24
Yoichi Ohira
Unique "Nastri e Murrine" vase, from the "Metamorfosi" series
25
Unique "Notturno Veneziano" vase, from the "Metamorfosi" series
26
Eyre de Lanux
Side table
27
Jean Dunand
Gourd-form vase
28
This lot is no longer available.
29
André Sornay
Side chair
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $8,125
30
Marc du Plantier
Table lamp
Sold for $43,750
31
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Rug, from the collection of Jacques Doucet, Paris
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $22,500
32
Sold for $12,500
33
Josef Frank
Pair of Thebes stools
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
34
Tétard Frères
"Trocadero" flatware service for twelve
35
Jean-Michel Frank
Rare Daybed
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
36
Alberto Giacometti
"Calabash" table lamp
Sold for $100,000
37
Sold for $173,000
38
Bibliothèque
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
39
Rene-Andre Coulon
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
40
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Pair of chairs, model no. MR 10
41
Table, model no. MR 515
Sold for $5,000
42
Le Corbusier
Wall light
43
Stool, from the Maison du Brésil, Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
44
Early large ceiling light, type PH 6/5 shades
Sold for $27,500
45
Pierre Jeanneret
"Office" desk and chair designed for the administrative buildings, Chandigarh, model nos. PJ-BU-O2-A and PJ-SI-28-A
Estimate $20,000 - 25,000
46
Jean Prouvé
Pair of doors designed for the Maisons Tropicales
Sold for $149,000
47
Greta Magnusson-Grossman
"Grasshopper" floor lamp, model no. 831
48
Sold for $11,250
49
Marcel Breuer
"Long Chair"
50
Charlotte Perriand
Set of nine wall lights, model no. CP1
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
51
"Antony" chair, model no. 356
52
53
Alexandre Noll
Untitled
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
54
Set of six "Métropole" chairs, model no. 305
Sold for $60,000
55
Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Two ventilator shutters from the administrative buildings, Chandigarh, India, model no. LC-EA-05-A
56
Walter Gropius
Set of door handles
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
57
Two stools from Punjab University, Chandigarh, India, model no. PJ-SI-22-A
Sold for $9,375
58
59
Large room divider
60
Studio B.B.P.R.
Pair of tables, from Casa Doria, Turin
Estimate $24,000 - 32,000
Sold for $35,000
61
Set of eight side chairs, from Casa Doria, Turin
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
62
Harry Bertoia
Untitled (Willow)
63
Akiyama Yô
"T-075"
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
64
George Nakashima
"Conoid Bench with Back"
65
Tall vase with flaring lip
66
Paul Evans
Dining table, model no. PE-21, from the "Sculptured Metal" series
67
Vase with flaring lip
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
68
Custom "Sanso" table and set of ten low "Conoid" lounge chairs
Estimate $160,000 - 220,000
69
Squat oval vase
Sold for $4,000
70
Vase with flaring lip and diagonally fluted body
71
Floor lamp, model no. 9627
72
Timo Sarpaneva
Bowl, from the "Finlandia" series, model no. 3374
Sold for $6,250
73
Sam Maloof
Rocking chair
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $37,500
74
"Sonambient" sounding sculpture
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
75
Harumi Nakashima
"Sculptural Form"
Sold for $20,000
76
Maurizio Cattelan
"Cerberino" center table
77
Matali Crasset
Large "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend I" ceiling light
78
Taizo Kuroda
Untitled, three vessels
Estimate $14,000 - 18,000
79
Pierre Charpin
Prototype "Small P" low table, from the "platFORM" series
80
Ron Arad
"Tom Block" chair
81
nendo
Unique blue "Cabbage Chair"
82
Studio Job
"Bavaria" table
83
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Ceiling light
84
Maarten Baas
"Zig Zag" chair from the "Where There's Smoke" series
Sold for $32,500
85
Forrest Myers
"Champaign" stool
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
86
Important unique “Afterthought” chair
Sold for $209,000
87
Marc Newson
"Orgone Chair"
Estimate $280,000 - 380,000
88
Two early "Diode Lamps"
89
Thomas Heatherwick
"Extrusion" bench
Sold for $80,000
90
Terence Woodgate and John Barnard
"Surface Table"
Sold for $77,500
91
Wendell Castle
"Cloud" shelf from the "Molar" series
92
"Champaign" cube
93
Thomas Stearns
"Cappello del Doge" vase
Estimate $16,000 - 18,000
94
Hella Jongerius
"Red Flower" embroidered tablecloth
95
Ayala Serfaty
Unique "Once" light sculpture
96
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
"Cake" stool
Sold for $31,250
97
Constantin Boym
Unique "Venus and Mars" chair and mirror, from "The Ultimate Art Furniture" series
98
Gabriella Crespi
"2000" adjustable low table, from the "Plurimi" series
99
Maria Pergay
Pair of "Acier" chairs
100
"Enveloppe" magazine holder
101
"Embryo" chair
Sold for $3,125
102
Maison Jansen
Sofa
103
Lina Bo Bardi
Rare coffee table
104
Angelo Lelii
Six-armed ceiling light
105
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Firenze" ceiling light
106
"Tutte le mattine la mia fidanzata prende il metro"
107
"Disegni per i diritti del'uomo vuoi guardare il muro o vuoi guardare la valle?"
108
Max Ingrand
Rare floor lamp
109
Piero Fornasetti
Important unique "Giardino Settecentesco" wardrobe from Piero Fornasetti's master bedroom, Villa Fornasetti, Varenna
Sold for $179,000
110
Félix Agostini
Pair of "Glaive" wall lights
111
Wall light, model no. 1568
112
"Organo" ceiling light, model no. 2177
113
Pietro Chiesa
Floor lamp
Sold for $10,625
114
115
Gio Ponti