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Modern + Contemporary Design and Books of Art + Design

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location1440 West Hubbard, Chicago, Illinois, 60622, United States

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Modern + Contemporary Design
Wright will showcase a wide range of styles and trends of the twentieth century in the first major design auction of the fall. From the turn of the century there are several noteworthy designs, including a cast iron ornamental detail from the Chicago Stock Exchange by Louis Sullivan and a samovar in hand-wrought brass by Josef Hoffmann. A rare occasional table by Walter von Nessen illustrates the height of American Art Deco and its simplified forms. Several works by Vladimir Kagan are juxtaposed against designs by Paul Evans and Phil Powell which show an unexpected cohesive mood in the East Coast design studios during the 1960s. Chic French style is showcased in a collection of designs by Gabriella Crespi, Kim Moltzer and Michel Boyer with earlier French precedents by Jean Prouve, Jean Royere and Georges Jouve. Other highlights include work by Hans Coper, Art Smith, Donald Drumm and a large collection of artwork by Harry Bertoia. Fashionable contemporary design continues its rise in the market with several works represented in the auction. A collection of biomorphic designs by Marc Newson is shown along side a sofa by the Dutch architect Ben van Berkel, a Vermelha chair by the Campana Brothers and a pair of chairs by Mats Theselius.

Books of Art + Design is our second auction of reference material focusing on modern and contemporary art and design books, including monographs, surveys, periodicals and ephemera. As a companion to our regular art and design auctions, this sale reflects Wright's desire to diffuse knowledge and showcases the importance of twentieth century design.??An important selection of artist's books will be offered- a selection of rare Dieter Roth Werke Bande books and Gordon Matta-Clark's Walls Paper are notable examples. Additionally, the sale features a large selection of reference material on Modern and Contemporary art with several lots comprised of books about Donald Judd, Gerhard Richter, Brice Marden, Richard Serra and Richard Tuttle. Modern design is represented with lots of Scandinavian and Italian Design titles, typography reference material and six decades of Domus catalogs.
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Decorative Arts Survey II1553 - Decorative Arts Survey II
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10 pieces Contemporary Decorative Arts from 1940 to the Present Philippe Garner Facts on File, Inc. New York 1980 B & W/Color<br
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Estimate : 400.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
 
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Decorative Arts/Interiors1554 - Decorative Arts/Interiors
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5 pieces A Century of Progress Homes and Furnishings M.A Ring Company Chicago 1934 B & W 126 pages Hardcover Good Y
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Estimate : 400.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
 
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Design Magazine Collection1555 - Design Magazine Collection
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53 pieces Design Magazine Collection The Design Council London 1958-1982 B & W/Color Softcover Fifty-three issues of Design M
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to oldstreetm.. for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Design Monographs1556 - Design Monographs
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10 pieces Time and Defiance of Gravity: Recent Works by Wendell Castle Lisa Hammel Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester<br
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Estimate : 500.00 - 550.00
Sold to floor for 325.00
 
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Deutsche StahlrohrMobel1557 - Deutsche StahlrohrMobel
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1 piece Deutsche StahlrohrMobel Bangert Verlag Munchen 1986 B & W 179 pages Hardcover Excellent and surprizingly uncommon
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to timeless-20 for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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Die Bildhauerei1558 - Die Bildhauerei
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1 piece Die Bildhauerei Veriagsantstalt Des Deutschen Holzarbeiter Berlin 1927-1929 B & W 32 pages Softcover DJ Eleven
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
 
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Domus 1930s1559 - Domus 1930s
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1 piece Domus 1930s Collection Editoriale Domus S.p.A. Milano 1932-1939 B & W/Color Softcover Incomplete collection of Domus
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,600.00
 
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Domus 1940s1560 - Domus 1940s
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1 piece Domus 1940s Collection Editoriale Domus S.p.A. Milano 1940-1943 B & W/Color Softcover Incomplete short-run of Domus f
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,200.00
 
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Domus 1950s1561 - Domus 1950s
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1 piece Domus 1950s Collection Editoriale Domus S.p.A. Milano 1953-1959 B & W/Color Softcover Incomplete short run of Domus f
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,200.00
 
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Domus 1960s1562 - Domus 1960s
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1 piece Domus 1960s Collection Editoriale Domus S.p.A. Milano 1960-1969 B & W/Color Softcover Nearly complete run of Domus fr
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,400.00
 
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