NEW YORK– Christie’s New York is pleased to announce Design sale, a live auction taking place on 7 June 2024. The sale is comprised of over 140 lots, revealing a century of innovation in design. From the experiments in glass of Tiffany Studios’ rare Pony Wisteria and the impressive Gallé Wisteria table lamp to the pioneering architecture of Pierre Chareau and Charlotte Perriand, the spring sale offers an opportunity to collect rare and important works of design.
IMPORTANT AND RARE VANITY TABLE FOR MADAME RATEAU, CIRCA 1925
patinated bronze, marble, mirrored glass
Estimate: $1,200,000-1,800,000
Sale highlights include a rare Armand-Albert Rateau vanity made for Madame Rateau, the artist’s wife, exemplifying the artist’s mastery of design, and only one of four examples known of this particular design – one currently in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; a stylish Jean Royère salon suite, commissioned for Mr. and Mrs. André Castoriano, Peru, retaining original caning; and Diego Giacometti’s Étoile’ Andirons alongside the celebrated ‘Pommeaux de canne’ Armchairs.
Design showcases private collections, including works from the Mary & John Pappajohn Collection, represented by experimental ceramics by Peter Voulkos. Property of an Important American Collection presents unique designs by Hervé Van Der Straeten alongside Ingrid Donat and Claude Lalanne. Property from a Distinguished American Collection brings together François-Xavier Lalanne’s ‘Éléphantine’ tables and an impressive array of sculptural ceramics by Axel Salto. Property from a Private Collection, New York, offers the celebrated Rembrandt Bugatti bronze sculpture ‘Léopard au repos’.
Also featured in the sale is Italian design with early and rare works by Gio Ponti on view amid an array of Carlo Scarpa glass, and stylish creations by Gabriela Crespi. Modern masters are led by Joris Laarman’s iconic ‘Bone Chair’, in addition to Shiro Kuramata and Toshiko Takeazu as well as Philippe Anthonioz and David Wiseman round out the offering of a full century of art.
These important designs are on public preview at Christie’s Galleries – 20 Rockefeller Plaza from Saturday June 1 through to the sale. The live sale will take place at Rockefeller Center on Friday 7 June 2024 at 11am.
Select Highlights | Design | 7 June 2024
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| JORIS LAARMAN (B. 1979) ‘BONE CHAIR’, DESIGNED 2006 produced by Joris Laarman Lab, Amsterdam, The Netherlands aluminum Estimate: $500,000-700,000 | Property of an International Collector JEAN ROYÈRE (1902-1981) RARE SALON SUITE, CIRCA 1955 sapele, oak, cane, fabric upholstery comprising a sofa and a pair of armchairs Estimate: $400,000-600,000 | Property of an American Filmmaker TIFFANY STUDIOS RARE ‘PONY WISTERIA’ TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1903 leaded glass, patinated bronze Estimate: $300,000-400,000 |
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| DIEGO GIACOMETTI (1902-1985) PAIR OF ‘ÉTOILE’ ANDIRONS, CIRCA 1977 gilt bronze, patinated iron Estimate: $200,000-300,000 | Property from an Important American Estate DIEGO GIACOMETTI (1902-1985) ‘POMMEAUX DE CANNE’ ARMCHAIRS, DESIGNED CIRCA 1963 patinated bronze, patinated iron, leather upholstery Estimate: $250,000-350,000 | Property from an Important Private Collection TIFFANY STUDIOS ‘TURTLE-BACK TILE’ CHANDELIER, CIRCA 1900 leaded glass, patinated bronze Estimate: $200,000-300,000 |
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| Property of a Distinguished Private Collector CHARLOTTE PERRIAND (1903-1999) ‘TUNISIE’ BOOKCASE, FROM LA MAISON DE LA TUNISIE, CITÉ UNIVERSITAIRE INTERNATIONALE, PARIS, 1952 pine, mahogany, painted steel, painted diamond-point embossed aluminum Estimate: $150,000-250,000 | Property from an Important American Collection CLAUDE LALANNE (1925-2019) ‘BRANCHETTES’ TABLE, 2006 gilt bronze, brass Estimate: $80,000-120,000 | Property of an American Filmmaker GALLÉ RARE ‘WISTERIA’ TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1925 cameo glass overlaid and acid-etched, gilt bronze Estimate: $150,000-250,000 |
