Rainbow Fine Art, New York, 2002
Felix Marcilhac, Jean Dunand, His Life and Works, New York, 1990, p. 277 for similar examples
COLLECTION OF A GENTLEMAN
ca. 1925Lacquered wood, lacquered eggshell mosaic, brass.1 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (4.4 × 8.9 × 10.5 cm.)Underside painted in red with “J.D.”
Estimate$7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $35,000
13 December 2011 New York
1
Dagobert Peche
Rare table lamp, model no. M 3566-M la 15
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $47,500
2
Gio Ponti
Large covered vase
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $86,500
3
Josef Hoffmann
“Gitterwerk” basket, model no. S 509
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
4
Tomaso Buzzi
“Laguna” vase, model no. 3298
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $25,000
5
George Nakashima
Custom “Sanso” table and set of ten “Conoid” lounge chairs
Estimate $300,000 - 400,000
6
Frits Henningsen
Wingback armchair
7
Isamu Noguchi and Matta
Unique handpainted “Akari” hanging light
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
8
Diego Giacometti
"Berceau” table, first version
Estimate $80,000 - 120,000
Sold for $148,900
9
“Berceau” table, first version
Sold for $152,500
10
Eyre de Lanux
Side table
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $37,500
11
Jean Dunand
Tall “dinanderie” vase
Estimate $40,000 - 50,000
12
Studio Job
“Perished” table
Estimate $50,000 - 60,000
13
Hans Coper
Rare white “Cycladic” arrow form
14
Rare black “Cycladic” form
15
“Lustre aux Acrobates” ceiling fixture
16
Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe
Rare table clock, model no. 1188
Estimate $10,000 - 12,000
Sold for $6,250
17
James Tower
“Waving reeds” vessel, no. 40
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $16,250
18
Sam Maloof
Rocking chair
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
19
Charlotte Perriand
Monumental “Bibliothèque murale,”
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $374,500
20
Unique and monumental pair of wall lights, from the entrance hall of the Dalmine S.p.A. headquarters, Via Brera, Milan
Estimate $28,000 - 34,000
21
Jean Prouvé
Panel with porthole windows, from the Bouqueval School
Estimate $70,000 - 110,000
22
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana
Unique “Esmeralda” ceiling light
23
Bed, model no. 102
Estimate $35,000 - 45,000
Sold for $43,750
24
Jean Royère
Rare “Œuf” chest of drawers
Estimate $120,000 - 180,000
Sold for $158,500
25
Alessandro Mendini
Unique “La Colonna di Venini,”
26
Pair of two-arm “Bouquet” wall lights
Estimate $20,000 - 35,000
27
Jean-Michel Frank
Side chair, from the Templeton Crocker residence, San Francisco
Estimate $90,000 - 110,000
28
Martin Szekely
“Table Blanche,”
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $80,500
29
Ken Price
"Green and Gold,"
Sold for $122,500
30
Unique dining table,
Estimate $220,000 - 320,000
31
Peter Collingwood
Important unique wall hanging, for Sir Gordon Russell
32
Fulvio Bianconi
Rare ‘a macchie’ vase, model no. 4324
Sold for $140,500
33
Unique pair of armchairs, from an important private commission
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $92,500
34
Lucie Rie
Deep bowl
Sold for $45,000
35
Open bowl
Sold for $50,000
36
Monumental chandelier, for the Hotel Parco dei Principi, Rome
37
Miroslav Hrstka
“Miros 2” vase
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
38
Dressing table and side chair, from Casa Ceccato, Milan
39
Sueharu Fukami
“Bô”
Sold for $22,500
40
Early “Conoid” bench with single free-form arm
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $230,500
41
Carlo Scarpa
"Pennellate" vase, model no. 3911
Sold for $146,500
42
Carlo Mollino
Low table, model no. 1114
43
Rare white “Cycladic” bud form with wings
Sold for $31,250
44
Max Ingrand
“Diavolo” table lamp
45
Claudi Casanovas
Large Bowl
Sold for $11,875
46
Scott Burton
Rare pair of chairs
Estimate $225,000 - 275,000
Sold for $266,500
47
‘A fasce applicate’ plate, model no. 4476
48
Shiro Kuramata
Unique table, from the Tachibana restaurant, Shinagawa, Tokyo
49
Tadao Ando
Set of three vases
50
Marc Newson
“Chop Top Table”
Estimate $180,000 - 220,000
51
Vittorio Zecchin
Large 'soffiato' vase
52
Monumental “Vaso delle donne e dei fiori,” model no. 1036
53
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Pair of “Gonse” armchairs, model no. 278 NR
Estimate $600,000 - 800,000
Sold for $1,426,500
54
White “Cycladic” pot
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $30,000
55
Black “Cycladic” pot
Estimate $16,000 - 24,000
Sold for $20,000
56
Monumental set of doors
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $290,500
57
Jean Emile Puiforcat
Footed bowl
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
Sold for $27,500
58
This lot is no longer available.
59
‘A bollicine’ vase, model no. 11020
Estimate $22,000 - 28,000
Sold for $56,250
60
61
Wendell Castle
Rare music stand
62
“Oiseau”
Sold for $40,000
63
Georges Chevalier
The “Jets d’eau” chandelier, from the Baccarat-Christofle Pavilion, Paris
Estimate $200,000 - 250,000
64
‘Chaud Porte-Feuille’ wall light
65
Monumental early “Thistle” form
66
Pierre Chareau
Important desk, model no. MB 405, and stool, model no. SN 3
Estimate $475,000 - 525,000
67
Lidded box
68
Bernard Leach
Large vase with "Leaping Fish" design
Estimate $9,000 - 14,000
69
‘Pagoda’ side table
70
Large conical bowl
71
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
72
Lidded box, model no. 704
Sold for $60,000
73
Table lamp
74
Vase
75
“Robber Baron” floor lamp