Design Auction Week – The Winners

JEAN ROYÈRE, ‘Mille Pattes’ Floor Lamp, ca. 1953; $466,200 at Christie’s.
Georges Jouve, Pair of Sconces, 1955; $72,000 at Sotheby’s.
Frank Lloyd Wright, March, Balloons, 1926-27;  $163,800 at Toomey & Co.
Lucie Rie, Footed bowl, 1976; $177,800 at Phillips.
Jean Royère, Pair of “Yo-Yo” Side Tables, 1955; $336,000 at Sotheby’s.
DIEGO GIACOMETTI, ‘Maeght’ Chairs, 1969; $1,865,000 at Christie’s.
Claude Lalanne, Unique “Hosta et Oiseau” Mirror, 1994; $2,400,000 at Sotheby’s.
Bernard Tschumi, Parc de la Villette, Paris axonometric projections, 1987-88;  $52,920 at Wright.
FRANÇOIS-XAVIER LALANNE, ‘Petit Oiseau sur la Boule’, 2007; $107K at Christie’s.
Lucie Rie, Footed bowl, 1980; $317,500 at Phillips.
Maurice Marinot, Stoppered Flacon, 1930; $78,000 at Sotheby’s.
Michael Coffey, Matador I chair, 1993; $13,860 at Wright.
Poul Henningsen, “PH Spiral” Ceiling Light, 1943; $216,000 at Sotheby’s.
Jean Royère, “Ours polaire” armchairs, circa 1942; $1,875,000 at Phillips.
Max Ingrand, Illuminated “Pistil” mirror, model no. 2044, 1961; $60,960 at Phillips.
Marc Newson, “Chop Top” Table, 2006; $168,000 at Sotheby’s.
Lucie Rie, Footed bowl, 1978; $422,910 at Phillips.
Philip LaVerne and Kelvin LaVerne, “Spring Festival” side tables, 1960s; $114,300 at Phillips.

GEORGES JOUVE, ‘Oiseau’, ca 1957, $201K at Christie’s.
Lucie Rie, Vase with oval lip, 1978; $63,500 at Phillips.
Shiro Kuramata, “Miss Blanche” Chair, 1988; $408,000 at Sotheby’s.
Wendell Castle, Arm in Arm, 2015; $456,000 at Sotheby’s.
Judy Kensley McKie, Sea Gull chair, 1999; $100,800 at Wright.
Donald Judd, Rare “Armchair 1” designed 1984, produced 1993; $82,550 at Phillips.




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