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Important Design + Postwar & Contemporary Art

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location1440 West Hubbard, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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The Important Design series will feature a stunning selection of rare and new-to-the-market works spanning all decades and styles.


Italian master Gio Ponti is represented by numerous significant lots: his room from the IX Triennale of Milan, an iconic coffee table from his Villa Arreaza commission and several pieces from the Vembi-Burroughs offices. Carlo Mollino, Ico Parisi and others round out the ever-popular Italian offerings. Museum-quality works by mid-century French designers Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouve will be sold alongside contemporary designers like Ron Arad, the Campana brothers and Guy de Rougemont. Further selections include American classics by George Nakashima, Vladimir Kagan and Paul Evans. In all, the sale features an international array of works emblematic of the character and quality of 20th and 21st century design.


Session two, held on December 11th, also includes nearly 100 lots of post war and contemporary artworks by artists Philip Guston, Nam Jun Paik, Andy Warhol and Ad Reinhardt among others.
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David Palterer, teapot665 - David Palterer, teapot
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teapot Cleto Munari Italy, 1984 sterling silver, teak 11.5 w x 7.25 d x 5 h inches Signed, numbered and dated to handle: [David Palter
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,250.00) = 4,250.00
 
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Hans Hollein, Fruttiera a Rombo centerpiece666 - Hans Hollein, Fruttiera a Rombo centerpiece
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Fruttiera a Rombo centerpiece Cleto Munari Italy, 1979 silver 24.75 w x 12.25 d x 8.25 h inches Signed, numbered and dated to interior:
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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Peter Shire, teapot667 - Peter Shire, teapot
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teapot USA, 1982 glazed ceramic 7.25 w x 1.75 d x 5.25 h inches Signed and dated to underside: [Shire 1982]. <BR><BR>Condition of the item
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to sonnysok330 for (1,000.00 + 225.00BP) = 1,225.00
 
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Ettore Sottsass, totem668 - Ettore Sottsass, totem
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totem Bitossi Italy, 1964 glazed ceramic 23.25 dia x 77.5 h inches This work is from the edition of 10. Literature: <i>Sottsass
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to retroinferno for (10,000.00 + 2,250.00BP) = 12,250.00
 
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Matteo Thun, Lesbia Oceanica teapot from the Rara Avis collection669 - Matteo Thun, Lesbia Oceanica teapot from the Rara Avis collection
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Lesbia Oceanica teapot from the Rara Avis collection Alessio Sarri for Memphis Italy, 1982 glazed ceramic with applied decoration 13.5 w x
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Matteo Thun, Corvus Corax teapot from the Rara Avis collection670 - Matteo Thun, Corvus Corax teapot from the Rara Avis collection
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Corvus Corax teapot from the Rara Avis collection Alessio Sarri for Memphis Italy, 1982 glazed ceramic with applied decoration 18.5 w x 2.
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to sonnysok330 for (3,000.00 + 675.00BP) = 3,675.00
 
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Matteo Thun, Columbina Descendens teapot from Rara Avis collection671 - Matteo Thun, Columbina Descendens teapot from Rara Avis collection
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Columbina Descendens teapot from Rara Avis collection Alessio Sarri for Memphis Italy, 1982 glazed ceramic with applied decoration 10 w x
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to sonnysok330 for (3,000.00 + 675.00BP) = 3,675.00
 
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Matteo Thun, Gallus Italicus teapot from the Rara Avis collection672 - Matteo Thun, Gallus Italicus teapot from the Rara Avis collection
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Gallus Italicus teapot from the Rara Avis collection Alessio Sarri for Memphis Italy, 1982 glazed ceramic 20 w x 4 d x 13.5 h inches Si
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to sonnysok330 for (3,000.00 + 675.00BP) = 3,675.00
 
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Matteo Thun, vase from the Rara Avis collection673 - Matteo Thun, vase from the Rara Avis collection
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vase from the Rara Avis collection Alessio Sarri for Memphis Italy, 1982 glazed ceramic with applied decoration 20 w x 3 d x 10.5 h inches
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,900.00) = 2,900.00
 
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Marco Zanini, Colorado teapot674 - Marco Zanini, Colorado teapot
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Colorado teapot Alessio Sarri for Memphis Italy, 1983 glazed ceramic 12 w x 6.5 d x 8.5 h inches Signed with manufacturer's mark to und
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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