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Modern + Contemporary Design and Books of Art + Design

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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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Modern Furntiture Survey IV1630 - Modern Furntiture Survey IV
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6 pieces Modern Design 1890-1990 R. Craig Miller The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York 1990 B & W/Color<
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Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for (150.00) = 150.00
 
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Modern Jewelry Survey1631 - Modern Jewelry Survey
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4 pieces William Spratling Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, A.C. Mexico 1987 B & W 229 pages Softcover Edition of 3000
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Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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Modern Living Exhibition1632 - Modern Living Exhibition
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1 piece An Exhibition for Modern Living Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit 1949 B & W 101 pages Sprial bound catalog edited by
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to floor for (75.00) = 75.00
 
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Moderne Bauformen Collection1633 - Moderne Bauformen Collection
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7 pieces Modern Bauformen vol. 2 Julius Hoffman Germany 1935 B & W 400 pages Hardcover Good Modern Bauformen vol. 1
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Modernist Ceramics Survey I1634 - Modernist Ceramics Survey I
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12 pieces Per Virtu del Fuoco: Uomini e Ceramiche del Novecento Italiano Fulvio M. Rosso Musumeci Editore Aosta 1983 B & W/Color
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Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to 9200lucky for (225.00 + 45.00BP) = 270.00
 
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Modernist Ceramics Survey II1635 - Modernist Ceramics Survey II
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16 pieces The Stoneware of Claude Conover The Studio of Claude Conover Cleveland B & W 8 pages Softcover Very uncommon small
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to singeldad for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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Mostra Della Revoluzione Faciste1636 - Mostra Della Revoluzione Faciste
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1 piece Mostra Della Rivoluzione Fascista Dino Alfieri and Luigi Freddi Partito Nazionale Fascista Rome 1933 B & W/Color 258
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Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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New Furniture Series1637 - New Furniture Series
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3 pieces New Furniture 4 Gerd Hatje George Wittenborn, Inc. New York 1958 B & W 162 pages Hardcover DJ Fine N
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Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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Organic Design Catalog1638 - Organic Design Catalog
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1 piece Organic Design In Home Furnishings Eliot F. Noyes The Museum of Modern Art New York 1941 Color 48 pages Softcover<
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
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Parco di Principe Monograph1639 - Parco di Principe Monograph
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1 piece Il Palazzo Per Uffici Montecatini Tipographia Pizzi e Pizio di Milano Milano 1951 B & W 155 pages Softcover An ext
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for (175.00) = 175.00
 
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