Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist, circa 1982
Exhibited
“The Art of Peter Voulkos,” Oakland Museum, California, July 22-November 12, 1995, then traveled to: Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, California, December 8, 1995-February 25, 1996, American Craft Museum, New York, March 21-June 9, 1996
Literature
Rose Slivka and Karen Tsujimoto, The Art of Peter Voulkos, Kodansha International, 1995, illustrated p. 138, pl. 63
Jo Lauria, Color and Fire, Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, exh. cat., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2000, p. 18 for similar examples

141

Peter Voulkos

Untitled Stack

1982
Wood-fired stoneware, with porcelain slip, cobalt glazes.
40.5 x 20.5 x 18.25 in. (102.9 x 52.1 x 46.4 cm)
Incised with VOULKOS 82.

Estimate
$40,000 - 60,000

Sold for $62,500

Contact Specialist
Meaghan Roddy
Head of Sale
New York
+ 1 212 940 1266

Design Masters

New York Auction 16 December 2014 6pm

101
Line Vautrin
Rare "Pacifique" mirror
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $86,500
102
Alberto Giacometti
Rare “Greek” table lamp, small model
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $218,500
103
Charles Rohlfs
"Revolving music stand and holder"
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
Sold for $56,250
104
Max Ingrand
Rare table lamp
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $56,250
105
Charlotte Perriand
Bibliothèque
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $314,500
106
Charlotte Perriand
Free-form table
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $182,500
107
Axel Einar Hjorth
Set of eight "Futurum" dining chairs
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
108
Alvar Aalto
"Hand Grenade" ceiling light, model no. A110
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
109
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Important early armchair
Estimate $150,000 - 200,000
Sold for $266,500
110
Alvar Aalto
Rare dish, model no. 9748-50, from the "Eskimoerindens skinnbuxa" series
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
111
Alvar Aalto
Rare dish, model no. 9752, from the "Eskimoerindens skinnbuxa" series
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
112
Gio Ponti
Early coffee table from a private commission
Estimate $16,000 - 24,000
Sold for $32,500
113
Frederick John Kiesler
Pair of armchairs, designed for Charles and Marguerita Mergentime, New York
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
114
Poul Henningsen
Pair of ten-armed “Cascade" ceiling lights, with type 1/1 shades
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
115
Gio Ponti
Pair of rare wingback chairs
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $218,500
116
Émile Gallé
Important “Rose de France” vase
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
Sold for $422,500
117
Arne Jacobsen
Tall-backed "Oxford" chair, designed for the dining hall, St. Catherine's College, Oxford
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
118
Gio Ponti
Early center table, from a private commission
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $50,000
119
Fulvio Bianconi
Vase, model no. 4323, from the "A Macchie" series
Estimate $25,000 - 30,000
Sold for $41,250
120
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Modular desk, from the Redelé house, Dordrecht
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
121
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
"Moolenbeek" armchair, from the Redelé house, Dordrecht
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
122
Gerrit Thomas Rietveld
Cabinet, from the Redelé house, Dordrecht
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
123
Fulvio Bianconi
Rare "Gatto" vase, from the "A Macchie" series
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
Sold for $52,500
124
Piero Fornasetti
Unique “Architettura” illuminated double trumeau
Estimate $80,000 - 100,000
Sold for $104,500
125
Henry van de Velde
Pair of "Bloemenwerf" chairs
Estimate $30,000 - 40,000
126
Hector Guimard
Rare table lamp, from the Maison Coilliot, Lille
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $80,500
127
Fulvio Bianconi
Rare "Con Fiori" vase
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $13,750
128
Marc du Plantier
Large dining table
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $110,500
129
This lot is no longer available.
130
Pierre Legrain
Pair of wall lights, from the study of Roger Martin du Gard, Paris
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $68,500
131
Pierre Legrain
Pair of wall lights, from the study of Roger Martin du Gard, Paris
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $74,500
132
This lot is no longer available.
133
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
"SAD 29" modular bookcase, model no. 2431NR
Estimate $250,000 - 350,000
Sold for $266,500
134
D.I.M. (Décoration Intérieure Moderne)
Side table
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $74,500
135
Jean Dunand
Gourd-form vase
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
136
This lot is no longer available.
137
This lot is no longer available.
138
Séraphin Soudbinine
Sculpture
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
139
Hans Coper
Important and large goblet form with vertical impressions
Estimate $60,000 - 90,000
Sold for $164,500
140
Ron Arad
"Rietveld" chair, executed during a Vitra Design Museum workshop, Weil am Rhein, Germany
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
Sold for $122,500
141
Peter Voulkos
Untitled Stack
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
Sold for $62,500

Design Masters

New York Auction 16 December 2014 6pm

Provenance

Exhibited

Literature

141

Peter Voulkos

Untitled Stack

Design Masters