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Important 20th Century & Italian Design

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location1440 West Hubbard, Chicago, Illinois, 60622, United States In Person Preview22 November - 04 December 2006

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Wright will offer the finest collection of masterworks of the twentieth century in a series of auctions on December 3rd and 5th. Important 20th Century Design on December 3rd will showcase objects from the early part of the century by Mallet-Stevens, Hoffmann, Bouy, and Loos. Early modernism by Mies van der Rohe, Rietveld, and Aalto illustrate the influence on later designers such as Kjaerholm, Durell-Stone, and Jacobsen who are also represented in the sale. Organic forms including a rare redwood coffee table by Nakashima, a masterpiece of Bertoia's jewelry and Noguchi Rudder Fin dining table show the artistic prowess of American design in the middle of the century.

Wright's third sale of Important Italian design will feature a selection of items that demonstrate the strength and vitality of Italian artistry. Following the Important 20th Century Design sale on December 3, our Italian session continues with an academic selection of designs by the great 20th century designers, from an early Pietro Chiesa light to a Postmodern Andrea Branzi shelf. The Italian sale will also feature a pair of Gio Ponti lounge chairs and a sofa from the Hotel Parco dei Principi, Rome. The master Carlo Mollino is represented in several lots including a rare set of six chairs, a dining table and two bunk beds from the Casa del Sole. An impressive Osvaldo Borsani coffee table with glass decoration by artist Lucio Fontana illustrates the collaborative and creative spirit of mid-century Italian crafts. Works by Gaetano Pesce, Ettore Sottsass and Angelo Mangiarotti will be offered alongside fine works by Carlo Di Carli, Ico Parisi, Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Luigi Caccia Dominioni and Fulvio Bianconi.
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Marcel Kammerer armchair Thonet Austri461 - Marcel Kammerer armchair Thonet Austri
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Marcel Kammerer armchair Thonet Austria, c. 1910 stained beech wood, upholstery 31.75 w x 26.25 d x 30.25 h inches Condition of the
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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Borge Mogensen chest of drawers Frederi462 - Borge Mogensen chest of drawers Frederi
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Borge Mogensen chest of drawers Fredericia Denmark, c. 1965 rosewood, brass 35.5 w x 13.5 d x 52.5 h inches Signed with paper label
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (11,000.00) = 11,000.00
 
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Kerstin Horlin-Holmquist lounge chair N463 - Kerstin Horlin-Holmquist lounge chair N
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Kerstin Horlin-Holmquist lounge chair Nordiska Kompaniets Verkstader Nykopling Sweden, 1958 leather, beech 29 w x 33 d x 37 h inches<br
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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Josef Frank stools, pair Svensk Tenn Sw464 - Josef Frank stools, pair Svensk Tenn Sw
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Josef Frank stools, pair Svensk Tenn Sweden, c. 1933 mahogany, felt, brass 17.5 w x 17.5 d x 16.5 h inches Literature: Josef Fra
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,200.00) = 2,200.00
 
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Axel Larsson armchair for the New York 465 - Axel Larsson armchair for the New York
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Axel Larsson armchair for the New York World's Fair 1939 Svenska Mobelfrikerna, Bodafors Sweden, 1937 leather, mahogany 26 w x 38 d x 4
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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Oskar Schlemmer Drachen Fest card Germa466 - Oskar Schlemmer Drachen Fest card Germa
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Oskar Schlemmer Drachen Fest card Germany, 1921 ink and watercolor on paper 5.5 h x 3.75 w inches Schlemmer made this invitation card i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 9,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,000.00) = 8,000.00
 
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Howard Dearstyne Self Portrait at Bauha467 - Howard Dearstyne Self Portrait at Bauha
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Howard Dearstyne Self Portrait at Bauhaus, Dessau USA/Germany, 1929 vintage gelatin silver print 4.5 h x 3.25 w inches Howard Dearstyne
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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Wilhelm Schmidt chair Prag Rudniker Kor468 - Wilhelm Schmidt chair Prag Rudniker Kor
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Wilhelm Schmidt chair Prag Rudniker Korbfabrikation Wien Germany, 1901 oak, caning, brass 21 w x 19 d x 29 h inches Signed with meta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,900.00) = 2,900.00
 
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Herbert Bayer study for Bauhaus poster 469 - Herbert Bayer study for Bauhaus poster
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Herbert Bayer study for Bauhaus poster Germany, 1967 tempera on paper 18.5 h x 15 w inches Produced for the traveling exhibition '50 Ja
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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Marcel Breuer B 10 table Thonet Germany470 - Marcel Breuer B 10 table Thonet Germany
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Marcel Breuer B 10 table Thonet Germany, c. 1927 lacquered wood, chrome-plated steel 29.75 w x 29.75 d x 26.25 h inches Signed with
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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