Auction Details
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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1552 - Decorative Arts Survey IWright
11 pieces
Decorative Art in Modern Interiors
Studio Vista Limited
London
1965
B & W/Color
170 pages
Hardcover
Ex libris<br
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 350.00
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1553 - Decorative Arts Survey IIWright
10 pieces
Contemporary Decorative Arts from 1940 to the Present
Philippe Garner
Facts on File, Inc.
New York
1980
B & W/Color<br
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 450.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
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1555 - Design Magazine CollectionWright
53 pieces
Design Magazine Collection
The Design Council
London
1958-1982
B & W/Color
Softcover
Fifty-three issues of Design M
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to oldstreetm.. for 270.00
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1556 - Design MonographsWright
10 pieces
Time and Defiance of Gravity: Recent Works by Wendell Castle
Lisa Hammel
Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester<br
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 500.00 - 550.00
Sold to floor for 325.00
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1557 - Deutsche StahlrohrMobelWright
1 piece
Deutsche StahlrohrMobel
Bangert Verlag
Munchen
1986
B & W
179 pages
Hardcover
Excellent and surprizingly uncommon
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to timeless-20 for 240.00
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1558 - Die BildhauereiWright
1 piece
Die Bildhauerei
Veriagsantstalt Des Deutschen Holzarbeiter
Berlin
1927-1929
B & W
32 pages
Softcover
DJ
Eleven
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
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1559 - Domus 1930sWright
1 piece
Domus 1930s Collection
Editoriale Domus S.p.A.
Milano
1932-1939
B & W/Color
Softcover
Incomplete collection of Domus
Bidding Has ConcludedEstimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,600.00
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