Important 20th Century Design
Catalogue Information: 182 lots | 181 with images
Date: 2005
Auction House:
Sotheby's
Location:
USA
Lot 1: PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN ISAMU NOGUCHI A RARE "RUDDER" STOOL, MODEL NO. IN-22
manufactured by Herman Millerca. 1950ebonized birch and tubular steelLITERATURE AND REFERENCES100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum Collection, exh. cat., Weil am Rhein, 1996, pp. 156-157Leslie Piña, Classic Herman Miller, Atglen, PA, 1998, p [...more]
Lot 2: PROPERTY OF MRS. JOSEPH MALONEY LE CORBUSIER, PIERRE JEANNERET AND CHARLOTTE PERRIAND FOUR
1934-1936chromium-plated steel and leatherCATALOGUE NOTEWilliam Lescaze designed the Raymond C. Kramer townhouse in 1934-1935. These chairs, from the fourth-floor conservatory, made up part of the original furnishings of the residence, and date to t [...more]
Lot 3: ANOTHER PROPERTY LINA BO BARDI AN EARLY
ca. 1951painted iron and fabric upholsteryILLUSTRATEDMobilia Moderna Brasileira 1940-1970, exh. cat., Rio de Janeiro, 2004, p. 13EXHIBITEDMobilia Moderna Brasileira 1940-1970, Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social, Rio de Janeiro, May [...more]
Lot 4: PROPERTY OF MICHAEL AND STEPHEN MAHARAM JEAN PROUVÉ "COMPASS" ARMCHAIR
manufactured by Les Ateliers Jean Prouvéca. 1950slacquered steel, wood and leatheretteLITERATURE AND REFERENCESGaleries Jousse Seguin and Enrico Navarra, Jean Prouvé, Paris, 1998, p. 47Jean Prouvé, 1901-1984: Constructeur, Paris, 2001, p. 91
Lot 5: PROPERTY FROM A MANHATTAN COLLECTION TWO ARMCHAIRS FROM THE MARTEL DE JANVILLE SANATORIUM,
PROPERTY FROM A MANHATTAN COLLECTION TWO ARMCHAIRS FROM THE MARTEL DE JANVILLE SANATORIUM, HAUTE-SAVOIE, FRANCEca. 1936probably designed by Jules Leleulacquered metalPROVENANCEDelorenzo-1950, New YorkLITERATURE AND REFERENCESEmmanuel Bréon and Michèl [...more]
