Auction Details
Modern Design
In an increasingly selective market, Wright curates sales focused on custom works and rarely seen items. The sale offers a mix of contemporary and vintage pieces showcasing the style and diversity of the current market. Highlights include: one-off designs by Richard Meier, Paul Evans, George Nakashima and rare items by Gabriella Crespi, Harry Bertoia and Guy de Rougemont<BR><BR>
Utopia: Lost and Found<BR>
A single-owner sale featuring designs from one of the most radical periods in design history. 1960s and 70s Europe witnessed extreme experimentation with materials and forms that drastically changed the direction of design. When introduced, many of these works critiqued the traditions and applications of design, foreshadowing contemporary trends and establishing the designers as mavericks of their time.<BR><BR>
Utopia: Lost and Found includes designs that challenge, delight and surprise the eye. Fresh to the American market, the private collection is presented in a custom-designed catalog inspired by the works themselves.<BR>
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730Marzio Cecchi, spring bed, Studio MostWright
Marzio Cecchi<BR>spring bed<BR>Studio Most<BR>Italy, 1973<BR>enameled steel, chrome-plated steel<BR>96 w x 72 d x 29.2...
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 5,000.00
731Luigi Massoni, Figura lamp, Iter ElettronicaWright
Luigi Massoni<BR>Figura lamp<BR>Iter Elettronica<BR>Italy, 1971<BR>oak, brass, chrome-plated brass<BR>18.5 w x 5 d x 1...
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,900.00
732Ettore Sottsass, tray, Italy, c. 1956Wright
Ettore Sottsass<BR>tray<BR>Italy, c. 1956<BR>molded fabric with applied resin<BR>15.75 dia x .75 h inches<BR>The fabri...
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,500.00
733Ettore Sottsass, vase, model 581, Societa CerWright
Ettore Sottsass<BR>vase, model 581<BR>Societa Ceramica Toscana di Figline<BR>Italy, 1962<BR>glazed ceramic<BR>3.75 w x...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 5,500.00
734Ettore Sottsass, Firenze chandelier, VeniniWright
Ettore Sottsass<BR>Firenze chandelier<BR>Venini<BR>Italy, 1995<BR>glass<BR>15.5 w x 15.5 d x 38 h inches<BR>Inci...
Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for 16,000.00
735Superstudio, Passiflora lamp, Design Centre/PWright
Superstudio<BR>Passiflora lamp<BR>Design Centre/Poltronova <BR>Italy, 1966<BR>yellow and opalescent methacrylate, chrome-pla...
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 4,750.00
736Wendell Castle, Swivel coffee table with FiveWright
Wendell Castle<BR>Swivel coffee table with Five Bumps from the Molar Group<BR>Northern Plastics<BR>USA, c. 1969<BR>gel-coate...
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 10,000.00
737Ennio Lucini, Cespuglio di Gino lamp, DH GuzzWright
Ennio Lucini<BR>Cespuglio di Gino lamp<BR>DH Guzzini<BR>Italy, 1968<BR>acrylic, enameled aluminum, aluminum<BR>16 dia ...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to juliaglend.. for 4,593.75
738Gaetano Pesce, Vase, C.I.R.V.AWright
Gaetano Pesce<BR>Vase<BR>C.I.R.V.A<BR>Italy, c. 1993<BR>glass<BR>18.75 w x 14 d x 6.5 h inches<BR>This example i...
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to stevestage for 4,900.00
739Alessandro Mendini, sunglasses, Italy, c. 198Wright
Alessandro Mendini<BR>sunglasses<BR>Italy, c. 1984<BR>flourescent acrylic<BR>5.5 w x 6.5 d x 3 h inches<BR>Provenance:...
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to retroinferno for 183.75